Death Sentence In Saigon For War Profiteer AKA Death Sentence For War Profiteer (1966)

Unissued / unused material - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown. Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam. / Indochina. VS At night, dramatic shots of a South Vietnamese businessman in handcuffs being brought before a special court for profiteering from the war. He is seen being led before the camera, possibly receiving the death sentence here, then being led away. VS His distraught wife together with another woman and some of his children being held back by police as her husband is led away. The sentence is executed the next day, not seen. Note: Date on original record: 21/05/1966. The Pathe report on file from Paris, gives the date as 21/03/1966 and states that the pictures include scenes of the trial and dramatic scene of the sentence being executed. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT
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