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Objective, Burma! (1945)

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User Rating: 7.4/10 (1,227 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Raoul Walsh
Writers:
Ranald MacDougall (screenplay) &
Lester Cole (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
17 February 1945 (USA) more
Genre:
War | Drama more
Plot:
A group of men parachute into Japanese-occupied Burma with a dangerous and important mission: to locate and blow up a radar station... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. more
User Comments:
Terrific WWII picture that really holds up well. more

Cast

 (Complete credited cast)

Errol Flynn ... Capt. Nelson
James Brown ... SSgt. Treacy
William Prince ... Lt. Sid Jacobs
George Tobias ... Cpl. Gabby Gordon
Henry Hull ... Mark Williams (American News correspondent)
Warner Anderson ... Col. J. Carter (CO, 503rd Infantry)
John Alvin ... Hogan
Mark Stevens ... Lt. Barker (as Stephen Richards)
Richard Erdman ... Pvt. Nebraska Hooper (as Dick Erdman)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Operation Burma
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Runtime:
142 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Japanese
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
UK:PG | Norway:16 | Canada:G (video rating) | USA:Approved (No. 10098) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15
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The movie was pulled from release and banned in Britain after heated protest from British veterans groups and the military establishment. As the Burma campaign was a predominantly British and Australian operation, the picture was taken as a national insult and highlighted the resentment that many felt was another example of Americans believing they won the war singlehandedly. Incidentally, writer Lester Cole, who co-wrote the somewhat overly patriotic flag-waving script, would be branded an "Un-American" Communist, becoming one of the Hollywood Ten just a few years later. more
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Miscellaneous: As Capt. Nelson gathers and speaks to his men in a clearing after temporarily escaping the enemy at the pickup airfield, a tree in the distant background suddenly falls over and disappears. more
Quotes:
Mark Williams: What if my parachute doesn't open?
Capt. Nelson: Then you'll be the first one on the ground.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Comedians (1967) more

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7 out of 10 people found the following comment useful:-
Terrific WWII picture that really holds up well., 13 February 2005
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Author: johnbal23 (johnbal23@hotmail.com) from United States

Late in his career, Errol Flynn described "Objective Burma" as one of the roles that he was most proud of. It's easy to see why. A solidly entertaining film that follows the exploits of a small group of American paratroopers dropped behind Japanese lines to destroy an enemy radar installation, it was quite gritty for a 1940's era war picture. Lacking the usual bravado of Flynn films, it had the look of a documentary. That look was greatly enhanced by the fine black and white photography. While the film was shot in California (as I recall) it had a very authentic look and feel. Flynn was excellent in perhaps his best non-swashbuckler role. The interesting second lead was James Brown, best known as the star of "Rin Tin Tin" and, many years later, as a regular on the "Dallas" television series.

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