Errol flynns surprisingly subdued, stoic performance as captain nelson. Nelson now introduces major fitzpatrick of the burma rifles to the men and he. The first time i watched this movie was with my father, a wwii veteran of the pacific war. A group of men parachute into japaneseoccupied burma with a dangerous and important mission. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing objective, burma. Better and much more accurate than bridge over the river kwai by far. With errol flynn, james brown, william prince, george tobias, henry hull, warner anderson, john. Undoubtedly the brits were annoyed by this movie due to its implication that the retaking of burma itself was a prime objective of the in reality much smaller american forces in the area and that they accomplished it or were well on their way to doing so largely without the involvement of british or. Objective burma movie 1945 errol flynn, james brown, william prince. Heres where we start paying back the japs, he growls, chewing on a cigarette in a dainty holder. Jan 20, 2014 objective burma 1945 classic movie trailers. Brown, george tobias the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 22 min, and received a. Errol flynn stars as captain nelson, who leads a hardy band of. Apr 21, 2012 arnold schwarzenegger this speech broke the internet and most inspiring speech it changed my life.
By this point, the allied forces were beginning to wrap things up against the japanese. Leading a team of 36 commandos, captain charles nelson errol flynn parachutes into japaneseoccupied burma in hopes of destroying a critical radar base. The fighting in burma was not carried out by the usa, but by the army of the united kingdom. Errol flynn, who brought boyish bravado to the adventures of robin hood, dodge city, gentleman jim and other screen yarns, turns in a mature, acclaimed performance as the. English soldiers fought in burma from day one until the very end of the war. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our and websites. Old movie postersmovie poster artsci fi moviesold moviesmovie photomovie tvmovie theaterdiary moviedownload free movies online. The archery tournament escape from the gallows robin and lady marian coronation procession 12. Directed by raoul walsh and starring errol flynn, the film was made by warner bros.
Oscarwinner frank sinatra from here to eternity, the manchurian candidate and oscarnominee steve mcqueen the great escape, papillion star as members of a badly outnumbered american battalion who overcome great odds to defeat the japanese in burma during wwii. Had this operation actually occurred, it would have been carried out by the sas. His score here is rugged, rough and serious and he shows his great flair for orchestral color. He fought from the philippines to japan in the last push until hiroshima. Arnold schwarzenegger this speech broke the internet and most inspiring speech it changed my life. In india, close to its border with western burma, along the brahmaputra river is a place called dibrugah. The mission is a success, but when the group reaches the air strip where they expect to find planes ready to fly them to safety, they instead find a waiting japanese army. It is a very underrated war movie that doesnt get the accolades that a saving private ryan, the longest day or even the dirty dozen. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will. A personal war diary singapore, siam and burma, 1941 1945 download. There is a garrison of 2,000 japanese soldiers in the area and there are patrols of 30 and 60 men. Jun 20, 2015 objective burma movie 1945 errol flynn, james brown, william prince. This, in addition to devastating fire bombings of tokyo and other major cities, killed millions of enemy women, children, and elderly. Errol flynn, who brought boyish bravado to the adventures of robin hood, dodge city, gentleman jim and other screen yarns, turns in a m.
Errol flynn, who brought boyish bravado to the adventures of robin hood, dodge city, gentleman jim and other screen yarns, turns in a mature, acclaimed performance as the leader of a paratrooper patrol stranded in burma. The film itself is an exciting jungle warfare movie featuring one of errol flynns. A few corny moments aside, objective burma must rate as one of the best combat films of ww2. Objective burma the 1945 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. With no choice but to attempt an escape on foot, nelson splits his.
They accomplish this well enough, but when they try to rendezvous at an old airstrip to be taken back to their base, they find japanese waiting for them, and they must make a long, difficult walk back through enemyoccupied jungle. Objective burma soundtrack cd details and availability. The plot, an update of kenneth robertss northwest passage made into another good movie by king vidor in 1940, starring. Oct 06, 20 undoubtedly the brits were annoyed by this movie due to its implication that the retaking of burma itself was a prime objective of the in reality much smaller american forces in the area and that they accomplished it or were well on their way to doing so largely without the involvement of british or commonwealth forces. Staring errol flynn, james brown, george tobias and warner anderson. One of the strongest war films ever to come out of hollywood, objective, burma. Objective burma 1945 starring errol flynn with images errol. Influential score by a major film composer in a crowd of crude propaganda films made during world war ii, raoul walshs 1945 objective, burma.
Brown, george tobias the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 22 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. In england, objective burma was taken to task by newspaper journalist who felt that the americans were unfairly taking full credit for the success of the burmese campaign. Nelson gets up and explains to the men that their objective is to destroy a japanese radar and communications center. A platoon of special ops are tasked to parachute into the remote burmese jungle and. Top of the line war movie shot in beautiful black and white. Its one of the few features of which i am proud, flynn later said. This is one of the finest world war ii films made during. The soundtrack has been reconstructed so you get the full score, but suffers a bit to me as the music is helping what you see on the screen and not the music itself slighty disjointed sometimes when film. The movie was also banned in singapore although it was seen in burma and india. Errol flynn stars in this moving and explosive world war ii. The new warner night at the movies programme features trailers for objective, burma.
As a drama the film does a good job, in terms of historical accuracy one questions it. A group of men parachute into japaneseoccupied burma with a dangerous and important. Errol flynn stars as captain nelson, who leads a hardy band of paratroopers behind enemy lines in burma. Film about american paratroopers who land in burma and attempt to take out a strategic japanese outpost.
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