Burma Victory
Burma Victory is a 1945 British documentary about the
Roy Boulting
. The accompanying music is by Alan Rawsthorne.
Production
The film was a project of
Louis Mountbatten. It was originally meant to be a US-British co-production but neither side could agree on what emphasis to place on the film. The Americans then made their own documentary.[1]
It features Mountbatten talking to his men and officers and footage of
Rangoon
, which allowed the release of British prisoners. As Japan surrenders, the guns fall silent.
Reception
According to Kinematograph Weekly, the film performed well at the British box office in 1945.[2]
References
External links
- Burma Victory at IMDb
- Burma Victory at Colonial Film
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