Other titles:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Summary:Views of Saigon, capital of French Indo-China (Vietnam), showing European and Chinese areas of the city.
Description:View of a bustling street in Saigon; two young women pass and the camera follows them slightly. Two well-dressed women, one of whom is wearing sunglasses. A young Frenchwoman in a white dress passes camera; the slightly low angle suggests the cameraman is seated, and he follows her as she passes. French woman seated in a rickshaw, with a man on a bicycle alongside. Two young (Chinese or Vietnamese?) toddlers and their mother. A small train, a temporary replacement of the usual Saigon-Cholon tram, runs through the streets drawing carriages; behind it a disused theatre can be seen. Europeans in rickshaws pass camera. View of the Saigon Palace restaurant with cyclists and a jeep passing. The Continental Palace advertising an 'Exposition de Peinture' (painting exhibition). People outside a street cafe. The Saigon cathedral, probably the Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica (completed 1880); a military 6x4 lorry and a number of cyclists pass. A number of Chinese pony traps pass and a pair of naval officers cross the road. Close-up of a passing pony trap. View of a Chinese market area. Market; an officer passes camera, a man stands at a water hydrant and a woman passes carrying a yoke with stalls behind. Market stall selling foodstuffs. Stalls selling hot food with steam rising from pans. French servicemen examine wares on a stall. Religious trinkets on sale; a fat Buddha (Budai) figure sits next to a number of crucifixes. A glass case of jewellery with soldiers looking at the contents.
Alternative Title:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Colour:B&W
Digitised:Yes
Object_Number:JFU 519
Sound:Silent
Access Conditions:IWM
Film: IWM
Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:1946-02-07-1946-02-07
Production Country:GB
Production Details:War Office Directorate of Public Relations (Production sponsor)
SEAC Film Unit (Production company)
Povey, Philip W. (Production individual)
