Mururoa 1973
""In ten years we will have the means to kill 80 million Russians""
1973-10-08 en 27m
DocumentaryWar
In 1973 Alister Barry joined the crew of a protest boat (The Fri) to Mururoa Atoll, where the French Government were testing nuclear weapons. Barry records the assembly of the crew, the long journey from Northland, and their reception in the test zone; when The Fri was boarded and impounded by French military he had to hide his camera in a barrel of oranges.
Additional Photography
Thelma Kennedy
Additional Photography
Sean Leslie
Director of Photography
Alister Barry
Editorial Consultant
David Tossman
Additional Photography
Richard Holthurst
Producer
Alister Barry
1970s new zealand pacific environment nuclear weapons french government pacific ocean nuclear testing military history pacific studies war history new zealand history
