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Notes on Ezsicol continuitz and basic Blot line

Seguence 1:
sun against the blue ’ ;
A satellite is seen, brilliantly lit by the searing light of the
blacl: of space. Eerie silence.

Follow.
The huge discs of satellite tracking stations turn as they

as it does, gas iets fire

The satellite passes into the shadow of the earth, and
tipping the satellite into re-entry position.

towards the arctic ice

The camera tilts and the satellite is seen to be plunging
on the top of the sphere of the earth.

adioining it. A
The day-night line cuts across the ice cap and the continents
large part of the ice is covered by a giant sworl of clouds.

from the main body.

Retro rackets fire on the satellite separating one element
Bum are falling fast.

speed.
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A drogue breaks out of the separated element, slowing it.

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The satellite element drops onto the
wind.

forces his way against the wind.

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He is encased in arctic clothing includined later).
a small device . (An RDF, to be explain

with it briefly.
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mechanism,
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ed cylindri cal capsule that he has brought, removes
the reel in a steel lead-lin .)
element and attaches it to the capsule
radio emission device from the satellite

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into a crevasse in the ice and, carrying
The man now drops the satellite element ‘
of the ice storm.
the capsule, disappears into the swirl

Seguence 3:
engulfed in the roaring stem)
ice Station Zebra is seen, it's huts and towers

the storm, moves behirid

The man carrying the capsule comes out of flagflafi'l'i i ._
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to other buildings. Shouts are

'Figures run through the storm as the fire spreads
roar of the wind.
heard, ghostlike and barely audible against the

Main title suErimEosed

a man enters, goes to a set, begins

We see through a window into the radio hut as
frantically tapping out a message.

against it as best he can, continues

The fire enters the building. He protects himself
to se .

Seguence 4:
open moors in the not of Sentient!
The total calm and quiet of night on a stretch of

with a driver and single;

A car moves fast along a road. it is a civilian vehicle
passenger in the back seat.

Titles continue war-imposed as

The Tiger-fish, a nucieor submarine, is clocked at a quay adiaining the butt; . .'
and streets of the town, it's bull? enormous, it‘s length stretching the full dis -»
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On the soil is the captain, Ferraday, wearing the rank of Comander.

With him is Raeburn, executive officer with the rank of Lieutenant Commander,
Lt. Freese {Commissary and Stores) and Babbit (Quartermaster)

various divisions
Through the intercom there is a steady stream of technical iargon as
of the ship reporf ready for sea.

colored
5 ecial gear is being loaded into a forward hatch. It consists of brilliantly
arctic clothing, nylon line, ice picks, boots, back packs.

This work is supervised by Bowen, (Chief of the Boat) and is watched by Lt. Mills
(Torpedo and Gunnery}.

Nearby on the dock is Lt. Hansen, the Operations officer.

Trucks appear at dockside, discharging a latoan of marines. They are in full

power. ”.5
rig, suitable for combat in the arctic and are armed wit maximum fire
we

and is , ‘ 1-.
Walker, a young Marine Lieutenant, is in charge. He reports to Hansen
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put aboard with his men.

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unit is without any combat experience, the urgency of time preaiudi
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The huge discs of satellite tracking stations turn as they follow.

The satellite passes into the shadow of the earth, and as it does, gas iets fire
tipping the satellite into re-entry position.

The camera tilts and the satellite is seen to be plunging towards the arctic ice
on the top of the sphere of the earth.

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large part of the ice is covered by a giant swori of clouds.

Retro rockets fire on the satellite separating one element from the main :1."-
Both are Fol ling fast.

POMII ot the top of the world as it rushes towards us at fantastic speed.

A dragon breaks out of the separated element, slowing it.

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Mr. Henkin

Colonel Bankson

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Filmways Productio

Cinerama.
photographed in
this production was for the Depart-
Due to the iact that s. has arranged
senting Filmway 28. at 1300
John Horton. repre subje ct film on June
official review of may wish to
ment of Defense dule permits. you
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The project was e last July. We made
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acceptable and docking
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2:33.“ which re
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perusal.
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towards preparin'; a fiflififions to the novel and prathhly mulrl ta
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to us, but he couldn't ance from us other than
not want a :r f rther aesist
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that we could go 91311:
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off research assistance I‘avy reaction for library acceptance) and
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FIS H - NIGHT
UNmERHAIER - THE TIGER
sharply, and dives.
She points her nose down

61
INT. CONTROL ROOM - NIGHT
the diving opera-
CANTED STEEPLY, as rming
The submarine is tch, all concerned perfo
tion proceeds with disparoutine. During this:
a familiar and polished

62
FERRADAY
ead,
ing mike do wn from overh
flips his steel-spr f under it, and murmurs into it:
perches on the shel
FERRADaY A
s; Captain.
Attention all hand
just picked up
Norwegian freighter from Ice
al
another distress signsomebody‘s
Station Zebra. So: r Last estie
still alive up there British camp
mated position of the tes North
, was 85 degrees, 40 minu 30 minutes
’._' Latitude; 21 degrees, we can't pin
' East longitude. But tion drifts
. it down: their posi
with the ice pac .
a at)
States and
know, the United t
-, in"re making a join
yin-a .
inldh the Burrivors
‘flf',
 name is Jone
classified sag:
Which means t
So let's leave the poor
n alone. )
(slipping off his perch
That is all°
We'll keep you informed.

FULL SHOT
and Ferraday, with a final
The ship has LEVELEDs OFF,
the Control Room.
glance around, leave

ELING
NIGHT - SERIES OF TRAV
INT. THE TIGERFISH - FERRADAY
SHOTS - MOVING WITH
, forwa rd
the Control Room as a quick
He walks briskly from
on what will serve -- us
through the ship. of the nucle ar sub showing us,
tour ic
orientation normal activity and traff
in passing, as much of
as is possible.
past or through the
Ferraday,
The CAMERA GOES WITH h fficer's ward Room Crew and
Officer's Quarter h the 's
Galley, down a la
n pictu re e evision facili-
Mess (with its motio the
‘s Galley, down a hatch to
ties) and the Crew re the Marines have
been
Room do
Torpedo Storage of the Forward Torpe
(This is just aft
quartered.
exits into it, through a heavy
noon.) Ferraday trans verse bulkheado
steel door in a

ROOH - NIGHT
I31. TORPEDO STORAGE
arctic
ng a full issue ofnc s si-
Ferraday's entrs ng
stops a lot of willi
locus on has: hers 'a thl_
a
 “filxfil tell
' I wonder if you could I
sh - what we're doing here?
mean: what the missio n is?

FERBADKY
when the
I'm sure you'll know that
time comes. Lieutenant.

WALKER
Yes sir. Thank you. sir.
moment.
is dead silence for a
Ferraday goes. There devoutly:
Then. lifting his eyes
LORRISON
me out of
Dear God: if you getto lend any
this, I promise notous rates of
more money at usuri my buddies. And
interest to any of ise --
I furthermore prom
WALKER
Lorrison.
0h knock it off,

T
INT. SICK BA! - NIGH
cer's Quarters.
the Chief Petty Offi
This was formerlyerted tantial Sick
, now, into a subs -
It is being conv DOCTOR BENNING, (Lieu
er the supervision of triple-
Medical Corps). One
Commander, u.s. sdy been taken out to make
nd stack of

HACAHLIFFE
X-rays, I III
Last time I took tist...
assistant to a den
" innocently to Insulin. with I“ -
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D
3., '. 155.31; 7' .|‘‘ - JP
 'decided that
6-1947}
, -, Jones usesnow is the ti no t
‘
,g e and a light the break to aecgpiuaml
from Vaslov. Ferra nth
‘3 a similar offe
r, day
Egfiiishmsn. Joneswhile holding his gaze
expels a cloud of

JONES
All right. We're talking about
fantastic camera. Took three a
years round-the-clock work to
create it. Can't be duplicated
for another two years -- certain
techniques in grinding the lenses.
et cetera. Anyway it's compact
eno h to be mounted in even a
smal -sized satellite, but has a
focal length equivalent to -- well --
(nodding toward Vaslov's
cigarette box)
-- it could take a quite-clear
picture of that pack of cigarettes
ram -- oh, three hundred miles
up in space-
11 hti a ci arette glances up and smiles
:::.;::rsdas's Egartleg glance snaps automatically

VASLOV
On a clear day, of course.

lstive 1
JONES tiny negative .
eflgaggeSOEealmost infinite enlarge-
ment. You see: your America?11
the s had come up with a new m
sion, too. Still super-secret,
hut a hundred times ngiebig nsigéfe
1m ava a
now . .
egg; any thi
Y” FERRADAY
on said: the Russians have
it.
JONES
Yes. You see
’ we _.
loa d the b1 uddy
na And .- you
to )7 on Americans.
thing it.
lost

Lost it? FERRADAY (blinks)

JONES
Your scientists meant to
mount our little beauty in one of
your satellites. But -- can on
picture it? The camera vanis ed.
Hijacked -- in broad daylight.
VASLOV
Later we learned it was dismantled
and flown from New York to Havana.
By a Polish jet, which had cleared
for Miami -- and so avoided Customs.

JONES
At any rate: they popped o_u__r camera,
made by our German scientists -- and
your film, made by your German scien-
t sts -- into their Sputnik, made by
their German scientists. And up it
went, round and round, whizzing over
the United States seven times a day.
FERRADAY
ials.
But not snapping cigarette conlncrc

JONES
In less than three
s haddsll 23.0 imp
I m.

mgrghzeé- awec
'd ever ream --
I le-launching
mm, ggican missi
“It at the Mississippi.
 JOKES
L- theyhadthe film. Butof
course. it's still here. At Zebra.
and Vaslov rename the sea ch
intently throughout the sci-mag?“ .
FERRADAY
Just how in hell did it end up here?
JONES
That's where the comedy of errors
becomes delicious. The! screwed up.

FERRADAY
That's encouraging. How?
JONES (pausing)
Well, first: that lovely camera
went right on taking pictures --
even when it wasn't supposed to.

1 sh)
-- of Russian installations.

imnday m-IISTIES softly. Jones nods.

JONES
becomes the
So that spool of film
andise on
hottest piece of merch Wouldn't
.
either side of the globe
you say?
FERRADAY (nods tight ly)
n't said --
But you still have
S (back to the sear ch)
JONE ,
-- how the film got to Zebra well
or or

ts -- only he .-
native Eai ad I“.
m pole to pole.
- “§':°:a:h:r;::?1
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59‘ ' they could 1
u- to- do it for 311:6” "'11 "k
ONES
they had to bri it
Only two safe eggts
The polar ice cap in
t a north; the antarctic, in the
south .
VASLOV
You recall my saying, Captain, that
I'd st returned from the South
Pole
(at Ferraday's nod)
Because -- till a few days ago --
our sources had it fifty-fifty they'd
land the capsule there.
JONES
Meantime. Zebra just happened to be
here. To study the weather. So:
some more men were sent up - to
study the satellite. We slipped in
one of our agents, just in case.
And - so did they.

of them got
If Halliwell

up!
feet away.
radio-emi:;i:: t
soa£1::rt of sor
.
-cs on the capsule had some
£tsr it would've tuned to that
--
'tronic homer

at!) ma
9;.W«Em
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good-- but“ .
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ch.
oneAndof-1'“ “1“
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its And it I no good' new. th.

frequency '- has since been changed

with? digests this:
VASLOV
But when the Soviets arrive, you
may dam well know they'll carry
equipment tuned in on the new
frequency. _
JONES (after a.
women 1:
Pity you had to misplace your host,
Captain. We could have used those
Marines. And all those sailors --
for the search.
FERRADAY (regards him
ironically)
Who do you think you're dealing
with? The Chinese Navy?
a puzzled
and he es. Jones and Vsslov exchange
look, followr him out.

‘I'V-r .u»

‘nfilfls; THE ICE CAP - DAY

the
ki and Lorrison to man
We both Zebrinczs outboard motor
drill. power by och .h..: oi'tc-
from Zebra.
.
3m. Jones and Yellow
ZABRINCZSKI
we 8°:
s more feet, I think
"-I _ 11:00:
 LOCATION DESCRIPTION 0!
ACTION RBQUIRED

San Diego Loading of submarine with

Point Lulu gear and Marines prior to
departure from Holy Loch.
Submarine tied to Pier.

San Diego Airborne lowering of two

Point Loma
8) .
Submarine will be moored to
d
San Diego Same scene, lower principal Artificial.
Point: Lorna actors to deck of submarine. f0! to be
genera ted .
Night San Diego Background only except that
1 Point Loma one medium size a

pleasure craft.
Bay San Diego For lights and camera equip-
and Point Lem ment working in and around
chug—rut
Might Navy sub and ships.
umnw but
as 0‘
appl 1-
cable

. or mu, PUBLIC AFFAIRS,

DAB TIME LOCATION DESCRIPTION 0!
ACTION REQUIRED
Aug. Night San Diego Se t dress
10—11 ing only.
Point lama No movem
ent other than
positioning

Aug. Night San Diego Unloa

10-11 ding of 24 men
Poxnt
' Lama v.5. Marin portraying
es.

Day Out of Mounting of 65m

San Diego Camera blimped
to photograph divin No cinerun
g an d aur—
facing scenes. atom-a
camera crew of
four to six to
rig and operate
such as thin'
camera. oxtntl. I
ime to accomplish
ated with Oper thin coor din-
ations.
San Diego M-16 weapons if
“9 availab le can
be picked up by 310 fl-IG‘I
studio 3 t
win he kept under are avail-
s tudio active guarded able in
nupervis ion at
all times. studio or '
rantnl 1n-
vent

AUDIO~VISUAL
DIVIS ION, PM
, Wm?
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Alniatt, Associate Producer
1=r nireotor
. Horton. Location Manager
in John Connolly, USN (Rat)
.Technical Advisor
graphic requirements
can be achieved at
ockside navy Pier, Poi one
nt Lona, base for

imported by Filmways
al indicated in the to portray
script. All operations
be coordinated wit h and sh ooting will
Navy in full compliance
and DOD Instructions. with r egulations
 m muss/PA
inc
it! It: 1968
‘ rig": cat. was man can ROEDER
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ed and other assistance
”The any; has been review any, new in
The comp
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p‘fietOgraphy; also one the scene
of
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WASHINGTON, D. C- soooo

1': Lemons:
Ann Coo: so:
11 July 1967 390- 4620

h
Mr. Donald E. Baruc
uctions Branch
Audio-Visual Prod
se Information
Directorate for Defen
t of Defense
OASD/PA. Departmen
Washington, D.C. 20301

Dear Don:
N ZEBRA“, dated JUne
ays, Inc. "ICE STATIO
The script for Filmw itted to Department
completed and subm
14. 1967, has now been tment of the Navy. for considerat
ion
O, Depar
of Defense and CHINF film.
ction of the
of assistance in produ
ched in San Diego
rements have been resear
Our anticipated requi and shooting
to flat ermine feasibility
on a preliminary basis the form desired by
nts are set forth in
dates. The requireme
herewith.
DOD and enclosed
dy
production has alrea
photography on this O.
as you know. principal conferences with CHINF
ver. we have. through orated them in the
been initiated. Howe ents an d have incorp
comm
been apprised of their will contin ue to be forwarded.
have been and
script. change pages
ciate
ction. we would appre
our status of produ
In consideration of ea rliest convenience.
comments. at your
any further reactions.

_ Kindest regards.
sincerely yours,
 rnmst
cinemasmmuvo
amnesia:

BRANCH. OCHINFO
CHIEF, AUDIO—VISUAL '
WW FOR .
Department 01 the Navy
n Zebra"
Production. "Ice Statio
SUBJECT: runaways

on subject production
request for assistance
Enclosed is copy a! survey vlstt to
rements prepared after
along with 11st at requi rnia.
also. Califo
SWIM-ONE. San
dated June 14. has been
the completed script on
3 is understood that Request the Navy positi
rtment a! the Navy.
reviewed by the Depa hed at the sarfle st possible date.
be furnis
and recommendations

DONALD E. BARUCH
ctlons Branch
.. Mattie-Visual Prdu
se Mo
. ‘ " firsctorats for Defen
_ .

Enclosures sis _
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INCOMING CALL
ADDRIII PHONE NUMBER AND EKYENSIQH
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‘ SUMMARY 0' ¢§MVERSITION

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of 16 February 1968
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out past the Marine line, striding forward

FERRADAY
Lieutenant Walker! Belay that!
a beat i
we are rele
Colonel Ostrovsk : as as
the capsule to yin.

525-527
smrsno'rs OF REACTIONS
ly,
tigan, Lorrison, Kel
’-_ burn, Hansen, Cos aday's crew. They
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and other: of Ferrdisapfiointed perhaps, even
by his dec isio n, or not he
-- but w ether
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speculation.
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