The Forgotten Island of the Pacific

This is the official story of the March 2000 DXpedition to one of the world's most remote and mysterious islands - Clipperton! One of the most complete historical records ever made on video, this film documents the island's legendary and sometimes brutal curse.

From the famous DXpeditions over the last 50 years, to its chilling history of shipwreck, murder, and piracy, join the FO0AAA team as they re-activate one of Amateur Radio's most infamous destinations.

Digitally filmed and edited, and mastered to Digital Betacam in Stereo. 60 minutes.  Available on VHS and DVD

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Clipperton: The Island Time Forgot (1981) Jacques Cousteau and the survivor of a sixty-year old tragedy visit Clipperton Island, six hundred miles off the Pacific coast of Mexico. The isolated island holds few relics of its history of human survival and inhuman depravity, and its harsh environment sustains only boobies, terns, red land crabs, and sparse fish populations in a freshwater lagoon

Warner home video PES34066.

Passion Island (1941)     This item is not available for rent. Buy Online Currently unavailable for online purchase. http://www.blockbuster.com try  http://www.Ebay.com
Cast: David Silva, Isabella Corona, Miguel Angel Ferriz   Director: Emiloi Fernandez Categories: Historical Film, War Running Time: 93 minutes
	Synopsis Passion Island  represented the first directorial effort of legendary Mexican filmmaker-patriot Emilio Fernandez. Taking place over a period of several years, this is the story of Clipperton Island, more popularly known to Mexicans as Passion Island. Annexed in 1909, the island is put under the control of a small detachment of soldiers, who assume that their stay will be brief. But when the Mexican revolution breaks out on the Mainland, the troops are forced to spend two years on the island. Disease and dissent are rampant, leading to desertion and mutiny. David Silva stars as Julio, a loyal officer who tries vainly to stave off the mutineers for Love of Country, becoming a martyr in the process. Combining all the popular elements-action, romance, self-sacrifice, even music-was an auspicious directorial debut for Emilio Fernandez, as well as one of the first Mexican films to gain critical acceptance in the US. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide La isla de la pasión Clipperton, Emilio Fernández et al., 1 videocassette (125 min.), Harlingen, Tex, 1998. Notes: Performer Note: Pedro Armendáriz, Isabel Corona, David Silva, Carlos López, Miguel Inclán, Pituka de Foronda. Abstract: A story of the vicissitudes of a group of Mexicans abandoned on an island situated several thousand km. from their country. The French attempt to take over the island, but the Mexicans make a valient effort to defend themselves. Their obsessions are shaped by patriotism, unhappy relationships, rivalries between subordinates and superiors, and the forces of nature.

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