Programming - Terrorism Part I

DateJuly 22 1985

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AbstractSlate: “Terror Show 1 Final American Version Revised July 18.85 P.R.S”. Title: “Terror”. Arthur Hill hosts a special about various extremist and terrorist groups. Groups discussed include the Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA), Black September, Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA), Prima Linea/Red Brigades, the Black Panthers, Japanese Red Army (JRA), Fatah, and the Irish Republican Army (IRA). Includes footage of 1982 Ankara, Turkey shooting at Esenboga airport by ASALA. Photographs of ASALA members Zohrab Sarkissian and Levon Ekmekjian. Interview with Willy Voss, Neo-Nazi, Black September member, and Munich Olympic massacre perpetrator. Interview with ETA member Izaskun [?]. Interview with a man with his face obscured, a member of the Italian Prima Linea. Interview with incarcerated Black Panther Dhoruba bin Wahad (Richard Earl Moore). Clip of interview with Kōzō Okamoto of the JRA. Clip of interview with [Saeed Abu Farish?]. Shots of the aftermath of various terror attacks. Discussion of protests, wars, and skyjacking. Willy Voss discusses facilitating Black September. Footage of the Munich Olympic attack. Discussion of the Troubles and the IRA in Belfast, North Ireland. Clip of an interview with [Terry Collin?] Belfast trade union official. Interview with Prof. Franco Ferracuti of Rome about terrorist psychology. Discussion of the JRA attack in Israel. Footage inside a prison in Turkey. Interviews in Lebanon with survivors of the Armenian genocide. Footage of ASALA members. Interview with a Turkish diplomat Gokberk Ergenekon, who survived an attack by ASALA. Funeral of Gourgen Yanikian. Other ASALA attacks in France and Canada.

OtherCredits: Host: Arthur Hill; Director: Stephen Segaller; Camera: Brian Kelly; Additional Filming; Jerry Pantzer, Nigel Wheeler, Graeme Galton, Shmuel Kalderon; Sound: David Lerner, John Moore; Graphic Design: Kennedy Bradley; Composer: Barrie Guard; Music Produced and Published by Filmtrax Sunbury/Dunbar Canada Ltd.; Acknowledgements: Clinton Bailey, Peter Janke, Brian Jenkins, Ariel Merari; Production Coordination: Paul Davies, Patricia Thorne, Ada Tsoref; Researchers: Shlomi El Ad, Richard Hall, Cecilia Todeschini; British Facilities: The SNV Group; Canadian Facilities; Global Television Network; Studio Segments; Director: William G. Elliott; Production Assistant: Heather Goldin; Technical Director: Robert Burns; Audio Supervisor: John McEwen; Lighting: Bill Healy, Bill Brodrick; Post Audio: Paul Simpson; Film Archive: ZDF Television; Associate Producer: Elaine Davenport; Editorial Consultants: John Gau, Gerhard Lowenthal; Senior Editor: Paul Spencer; Producer: Herbert Krosney