INTERROGATING BURMESE VILLAGERS AT PAYAN

This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: FUB 51).

Synopsis

As Fourteenth Army advance across the Shwebo Plain in Burma, intelligence officers and members of the Burma Intelligence Corps question local villagers at Payan for information.

Small group of Burmese villagers and British troops sit or squat huddled on the ground. Discussion over map with close-up of intelligence officer. Close-up of the villager. Younger man gestures to describe the size of a Japanese artillery piece recently seen on the move.

 

Titles

  • INTERROGATING BURMESE VILLAGERS AT PAYAN (Allocated)
Series Title:
BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR
 

Technical Data

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

Production Credits

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