Books+ Search Results
The shadow circus : the CIA in Tibet
Title
The shadow circus : the CIA in Tibet / written by Tenzing Sonam ; produced and directed by Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam ; a White Crane Films production for BBC.
Publication
Berkeley, CA : Berkeley Media, [between 2000 and 2008]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 49 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Produced as an episode of the television series Everyman in
Running time listed on disc label: 45 min., 51 sec.
Camera, Ranjan Palit, Steve McCarthy, Dilip Varma ; editor, Elliot McCaffrey ; music, Julian Stewart Lindsay.
Some interviews in Tibetan with English voice-over.
Summary
When Communist China marched into Tibet in 1949, Tibetans took up arms against the invading forces. Unknown to most at the time, from the mid-1950s to 1969 the CIA armed, financed, and trained Tibetan guerrillas in an effort to curtail the expansion of communism. This project, code named ST Circus, was one of the CIA's longest-running covert operations. To the dismay of Tibetan soldiers, the CIA pulled out their support when the U.S. decided that ST Circus was no longer in the best interest of America's political and economic agenda. This documentary tells the story using archival footage and contemporary interviews of the people who had been involved in the project.
Variant and related titles
CIA in Tibet
Everyman (Television program)
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English; Tibetan
Added to Catalog
January 15, 2018
Credits
Camera, Ranjan Palit, Steve McCarthy, Dilip Varma ; editor, Elliot McCaffrey ; music, Julian Stewart Lindsay.
Performers
Narrator, Andrew Sachs.
With: Ratuk Ngawang, Athar Norbu, Tenzin Tsultrim, Thinley Paljor, Bapa Legshay, Dechen, Bhusang, Bapa Yeshe, Acho, Lhamo Tsering, Tendar, Ugyen Tashi, Ato Chodak [resistance fighters] ; The Dalai Lama ; Gyalo Thondup ; Ken Knaus, Roger McCarthy, Don Cesare, Frank Holober, Sam Halpern, John Greaney, Bruce Walker [CIA].
System details note
DVD; NTSC; all regions; 4:3 presentation; LPCM 2.0.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Documentary television programs.
History.
Nonfiction television programs.
Also listed under
White Crane Films.
British Broadcasting Corporation.
Berkeley Media.
Bookmark As
Citation
