Title:BURMESE CIVILIANS PERFORM PWE AND SWORD DANCE AT RAMREE TOWN [Allocated Title]
Film Number:JIN 40
Other titles:INDIAN ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: At Ramree Town in the Arakan coastal region of Burma, local people perform a traditional pwe (dance or entertainment) for soldiers of the 1st Tripura Rifles (Indian State Forces), two of whom then perform a sword dance.
Description: Medium close-up two female Burmese dancers in traditional dress. Wide shot; in front of a small pagoda an audience of Indian troops. Views of the women dancing and behind them a local band plays. A man playing a xylophone, and behind him a man with small cymbals, another with drums, and one with a wooden beater (?). A British (?) member of the audience watching. More views of the dancing. More footage of the dancers, possibly taken slightly later; the audience has swelled to include local civilians and there are now three dancers. A fourth dancer, a man, joins. Telephoto footage of the man performing a sword dance. Wider shot and alternate angles. A single female dancer performing. Views of the band; a man is seen playing a hne (Burmese oboe) or similar. Group of spectators. Dancer. Wide shot of the crowd. Brief shot dancer. Two Indian soldiers of the 1st Tripura Rifles perform a sword dance with captured Japanese swords; they appear to be performing a mock duel. The band playing. A good view of the oboe player. Xylophonist. Drummer. Wide shot; the band, dancers and audience. Audience. More of the Indian soldiers’ sword dance. Wide shot showing the pagoda and the crowd; some of the audience are sitting on the lower tiers of the pagoda. A single soldier performs a sword dance. A single Burmese female dancer performing. Medium close-up Indian soldier. Group of soldiers in the audience. An Indian (junior?) officer.
Alternative Title:INDIAN ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Production Details: Public Relations Directorate, India (Production sponsor)
Indian Public Relations Film Unit (Production company)
Sprague, John (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Indian Army, 1st Tripura Rifles (Indian State Forces) (regiment/service)
Keywords: Ramree, Burma (geography)
Third Arakan Campaign 1944-1945, Burma 1942-1945, Second World War (event)
Burma 1942-1945 (theme)
Indian Army 1939-1945 (theme)
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MWY 57 (MEN OF THE TRIPURA RIFLES IN ACTION IN THE ARAKAN AND WELCOMED BY VILLAGERS [Allocated Title])