| Level | Item |
| Ref No | GUA/9/2/5 |
| Title | The Coup |
| Date | [August] 1991 |
| Extent | 2 VHS and 2 mp4 files (45.2 MB and 47.6 MB) |
| Creator Name | Guardian Newspapers Limited |
| Shelton Fleming Associates |
| The Palace |
| Description | Promotional film, with sound, for the Guardian on journalist Jonathan Steele's interview with Mikhail Gorbachev in his holiday villa in the Crimea after his release from captivity following a failed coop by Soviet leaders.
a). Contains footage of television interviews with Jonathan Steele, promotional front pages of the Guardian's coverage of the story and on-screen text illustrating the key developments including the strapline 'The Coup'
Topics covered include: how Jonathan Steele got onto the plane to Gorbachev's villa, how he found Gorbachev to be and what Gorbachev's next moves might be.
Duration: 3 minutes and 40 seconds. The film starts at 00.01 on the mp4 file.
b) Duplicate of a). Duration: 3 minutes and 40 seconds.The film starts at 00.07 on the mp4 file. |
| Access Status | Open |
| Access Conditions | Access via GNM Digital Repository. |
| Format | Electronic record |
| Video recording |
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