VILLAGE IN NORTHERN BURMA
This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: FUB 30).
Synopsis
Shots of British troops at a village in northern Burma, probably in late December 1944.
Wooden house somewhere in northern Burma; British soldiers approach. They barter for a chicken and then leave. Lorry carrying British troops drives down a road with local people around. At a temple or shrine British troops look at a large Buddha statue. Closer shot of the Buddha. Two civilian women pass; one is carrying a child. Jeep rolls past; apparently with a Burmese child in the front. Jeep laden with young Burmese children rolls slowly directly towards camera and stops just in front of it. Local boats on a river, probably the Irrawaddy; British troops step aboard.
Notes
No dopesheet for this film so details are unclear. At one point 36th Division insignia are seen, which would suggest northern Burma and a period of late December 1944.
Titles
- VILLAGE IN NORTHERN BURMA (Allocated)
Technical Data
- Year:
- 1944
- Running Time:
- 3 minutes
- Film Gauge (Format):
- 35mm
- Colour:
- B&W
- Sound:
- Silent
- Footage:
- 272 ft
Production Credits
- Production Countries:
- GB
- Sponsor
- War Office Directorate of Public Relations
- Production company
- SEAC Film Unit