MANDALAY (21/3/1945)

This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: JFU 85).

Synopsis

Lord Mountbatten inspects tanks left behind by the retreating Japanese forces and then climbs the steps and walks through the remains of King Thibaw's Palace which has been badly damaged. He talks to an Army officer as they look out over the wall and moat of the fort.

Mandalay railway station is badly damaged and the tracks have been bombed. Rolling stock is scattered and burned across the rails. Platforms and their canopies show severe bomb damage.

Lord Louis Mountbatten visits Fort Dufferin and King Thibaw's Palace, Mandalay, Burma, after British soldiers captured them from the Japanese.

 

Titles

  • MANDALAY (21/3/1945) (Allocated)
Series Title:
BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR
 

Technical Data

Year:
1945
Running Time:
2 minutes
Film Gauge (Format):
35mm
Colour:
B&W
Sound:
Silent
Footage:
139 ft
 

Production Credits

Production Countries:
GB
Sponsor
War Office Directorate of Public Relations
cameraman
Watson, W (Sergeant)
Production company
SEAC Film Unit
 

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