OFFICER AND MAP OF INDIA
This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: MGH 6231).
Synopsis
An officer (arm badge is a red eagle on a black background) stands in front of a wall map of India, talking and pointing at the map, particularly at Punjab and the Northwest Frontier. A close-up of the officer in front of an enlarged section of the map around Patiala. Another shot of the officer reveals a list pinned to the map showing the breakdown in numbers of the religious groups. A shot of the officer in front of a map of the world pointing at India.
Notes
Allocated Title taken from Hodgkinson's original can markings.
Date: refers to stock dates on Kodachrome
Technical: original/copy status of film not marked
Hodgkinson's title on the film can label is "REFUGEES (REC = AT MAPS.)"
This scene also appears in MGH 6251
Summary: subject related to Partition of India in August 1947.
Titles
- OFFICER AND MAP OF INDIA (Allocated)
- Series Title:
- COLONEL HODGKINSON AMATEUR FILM
Technical Data
- Year:
- 1947
- Film Gauge (Format):
- 16mm
- Colour:
- Colour
- Sound:
- Silent
Production Credits
- Production Countries:
- GB
- cameraman
- Hodgkinson, Frank Outram (Lieutenant-Colonel)