Pheasants to Formosa

1967 , Great Witchingham (Norfolk)

Documentary about the work of The Pheasant Trust in Norfolk, and an investigation into Taiwanese practices to provide Chinese medicine.

Tells the story of the return to Taiwan of Swinhoe's pheasants, bred by The Pheasant Trust at Great Witchingham in Norfolk and released in their native land to reinforce the wild population which was threatened with extinction. The filmmaker Philip Wayre travels with the pheasants, stopping at Taipei, then leaving the heat and smog of the capital, taking a trip into the remote interior of the island in search of wildlife, before returning to the city and investigating Taiwanese practices to provide Chinese medicine.

Other Places

Taipei; Taiwan.

Manifestations

Pheasants to Formosa

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    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
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    Duration
    0:30:42
    Modification Date
    14/12/2015
    Parts
    Reference
    740275
  • Barcode
    INV342184
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
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    Duration
    0:30:42
    Modification Date
    14/12/2015
    Parts
    Reference
    740271
  • Barcode
    INV366361
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:30:42
    Modification Date
    14/12/2015
    Parts
    Reference
    740267
  • Barcode
    INV332496
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    DV digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:29:28
    Modification Date
    11/12/2015
    Parts
    Reference
    740260
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV340873
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    master digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:29:28
    Modification Date
    11/12/2015
    Parts
    Reference
    740258
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV269593
    Canonical Identifier
    1994/89
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour System
    colour
    Colour Type
    colour
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:30:40
    Has Image
    Y
    Has Sound
    N
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    pos
    Modification Date
    12/11/2010
    Parts
    Reference
    697031
    Sound
    silent
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV240162
    Canonical Identifier
    1994/89
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour System
    colour
    Colour Type
    colour
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:30:40
    Has Image
    Y
    Has Sound
    N
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    pos
    Modification Date
    12/11/2010
    Parts
    Reference
    697030
    Sound
    silent
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV295131
    Canonical Identifier
    1994/89
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:30:40
    Has Image
    N
    Has Sound
    Y
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    neg
    Modification Date
    12/11/2010
    Parts
    Reference
    697004
    Sound
    sound
    Sound System
    optical

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