NO. 5 COMMANDO ROUNDING UP JAPANESE TROOPS AT FANLING (16/9/1945)
This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: JFU 381).
Synopsis
British troops of No. 5 Army Commando round up Japanese troops at Fanling, 20 miles from Kowloon, before putting them on a train to an internment camp.
Wide shot shows Japanese troops on a railway platform; a sign reading 'Fanling' can be made out on the right edge of frame. Close-up of 'Fanling' sign in English and Chinese. Japanese troops boarding train. Alternative angle taken from the train showing men boarding.
Notes
Dopesheet describes the contents of 3 rolls (300 feet) of film, but only the last rolls appears to have survived.
The dopesheet also remarks, quite tellingly, that only a proportion of the Japanese troops were being disarmed. The rest were being allowed to retain their arms in order to protect themselves against the Chinese.
Titles
- NO. 5 COMMANDO ROUNDING UP JAPANESE TROOPS AT FANLING (16/9/1945) (Allocated)
Technical Data
- Year:
- 1945
- Running Time:
- 1 minutes
- Film Gauge (Format):
- 35mm
- Colour:
- B&W
- Sound:
- Silent
- Footage:
- 88 ft
Production Credits
- Production Countries:
- GB
- Sponsor
- War Office Directorate of Public Relations
- Production company
- SEAC Film Unit
- Sergeant; cameraman.
- Tulloch, John Reay