GOVERNOR OF BURMA ATTENDS FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS IN RANGOON (18/10/1945)

This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: JFU 408).

Synopsis

Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith, the recently returned Governor of Burma, attends a dragon dance in the Chinese quarter of Rangoon, during the Buddhist Festival of Lights.

Seen from behind a crowd, Dorman-Smith gets out of his car and is greeted. A Chinese dragon dance is performed with Allied flags in the background.

Notes

The Buddhist Festival of Lights, or Thadinyut, marks the end of a three-month period of Vassa, sometimes referred to as the 'Rains Retreat' or 'the Buddhist Lent'.

 

Titles

  • GOVERNOR OF BURMA ATTENDS FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS IN RANGOON (18/10/1945) (Allocated)
Series Title:
BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR
 

Technical Data

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

Production Credits

Production Countries:
GB
Sponsor
War Office Directorate of Public Relations
cameraman.
Lawson, A (Captain)
Production company
SEAC Film Unit
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