Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Far East News - Burmese Water Festival

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
885
Date Released
20 May 1946
Date submitted
15 May 1946
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 9
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Burmese Water Festival. DESCRIPTION: In Rangoon the Burmese New Year is ushered in with a Water Festival and everyone gets a real soaking. SHOTLIST: KS GV Burmese throwing water over people, pagoda in background. Various shots of Burmese throwing water over one another, some even have hose-pipes. People get drowned as they pass. British soldier objects to same. Cameraman alights from jeep with camera drenched to the skin. Indian troops also get very wet.
Keywords
Celebrations and festivals
Locations
Rangoon; Burma
Footage sources
South East Asian Command Film Unit [SEACFU]
Card file number
46932
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
65
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Far East News - Burmese Water Festival', British Movietone News Issue No. 885, 20 May 1946. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13866 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)