BURMA MYITKYINA TO BHAMO

This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: MGH 6212).

Synopsis

Myitkyina captured 3 August 1944, Bhamo December 1944.

Cu mules. Soldiers at slope arms, march off. Mules groomed each other. Men preparing raft. Wide shot river. On board raft, shooting rapids. Wide shot river. Pan down river to rapids. High angle raft pushing along. Pan from trees to river, over hills. High angle raft, men fishing from raft. Cu fish. Exterior large hut. Village life children, dogs, women with children. Pan river. Steamboat. Pan still river, mountains reflected in water, man banging drum. Men dancing in circle, man doing sword dance, also Slomo woman dancing, cu musicians, costumes. High angle, steamboat. People boarding boat. Boat leaving boys diving from boat, engine. Helmsman. Shots on river. cooling beer in river. Guls. Gurkhas. Down to port, loading up. Begger.

Notes

Allocated Title taken from Hodgkinson's original can markings.

Date: refers to stock dates on Kodachrome

Technical: marked "Original"

 

Titles

  • BURMA MYITKYINA TO BHAMO (Allocated)
Series Title:
COLONEL HODGKINSON AMATEUR FILM
 

Technical Data

Year:
1944
Running Time:
14 minutes
Film Gauge (Format):
16mm
Colour:
Colour
Sound:
Silent
 

Production Credits

Production Countries:
GB
cameraman
Hodgkinson, Frank Outram (Lieutenant-Colonel)