Losing half of the platoon on the journey - because of their forced march through rivers and dense jungle plus tangling with enemy troops - they finally make it to the pick-up point and are rescued.Īlthough there are the usual stock characterisations - which seems to be endemic in all war movies - performances are generally good. But the new rendezvous is 150 miles away. Nelson and his men have no alternative but to scurry into the thick jungle to escape and radio for a new pick-up point. Suddenly things go terribly wrong when Japanese ground troops discover where they are after tracking them. After a successful sneak attack on the station (a good action sequence) the men pull back to their designated pick-up point and wait. They must locate and destroy a Japanese radar station. The story has Major Nelson (Errol Flynn) and his large contingent of American Paratroopers being dropped into the Burmese jungle behind enemy lines on a secret mission.
It also boasted splendid looking Art direction by Ted Smith with the Burmese jungle mock-ups (filmed at the "Lucky" Baldwin ranch near Pasadena in California) not only looking convincingly authentic but with the added sounds of jungle wildlife making it quite daunting too. With crisp and sharp Monochrome cinematography by the great James Wong Howe it was masterfully directed by Raoul Walsh. Produced for the studio by Jerry Wald its fine screenplay by Ranald Mac Dougall, and Lester Cole derived from an original story by Alvah Bessie. OBJECTIVE BURMA (1945) is one of the best war pictures made during the war about the war.
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Reviewed by jpdoherty 7 /10 Consistently Good War Movie
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