Objective, Burma!

1945
Approved
2h 22m

IMDb RATING

7.3/10

5.7K

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A platoon of special ops are tasked to parachute into the remote Burmese jungle and destroy a strategic Japanese radar station, but getting out isn't as easy.A platoon of special ops are tasked to parachute into the remote Burmese jungle and destroy a strategic Japanese radar station, but getting out isn't as easy.A platoon of special ops are tasked to parachute into the remote Burmese jungle and destroy a strategic Japanese radar station, but getting out isn't as easy.

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IMDb RATING

7.3/10

5.7K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 3 nominations total

Lt. Barker
(as Stephen Richards)

Richard Erdman

Pvt. Nebraska Hooper
(as Dick Erdman)

Erville Alderson

Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell
(uncredited)

Joel Allen

Cpl. Brophy - Radioman
(uncredited)

Gordon Arnold

Paratrooper
(uncredited)

Hugh Beaumont

Capt. Hennessey
(uncredited)

Lee Bennett

Paratrooper
(uncredited)

Carlyle Blackwell Jr.

Lt. Barker - Pilot
(uncredited)

Truman Bradley

Narrator - Opening Sequence
(voice)
(uncredited)

Kit Carson

Paratrooper
(uncredited)

Neil Carter

Paratrooper
(uncredited)

Storyline

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Trivia
Members of Merrill's Marauders, who were on location as technical advisers, criticized the fact that Nelson's men killed all the Japanese at the radar station so quickly with none wounded or escaped. That was likely by design because any of the defenders left alive would have to be executed by the special ops troops, something that 1945 audiences would have found objectionable for American troops to do.

Goofs
Errol Flynn takes both tags off the body of his friend after dies from the effects of torture. This would leave no tags for graves registration to use to identify any bodies buried in that matter. One tag always stays with the body.

Quotes
Paratrooper: [upon following the dead body of young paratrooper Hollis] So much for Mrs. Hollis' nine months of pain and twenty years of hope.

Crazy credits
Opening credits: "I claim we got a beating. We got run out of Burma and it's humiliating as hell. I'll go over the mountains into India and rake up an army. I'll supply them there, train them, and some day I'll lead them back into Burma." Joseph W. Stilwell GENERAL, U.S. ARMY

Alternate versions
Some prints of "Objective Burma!" have been cut to 127 minutes. Also shown in computer-coloured version.

Connections
Featured in Ciné-Club: Aventures en Birmanie (1972)

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Errol's Finest

I have always thought that Errol Flynn was a fine actor and this is surely one of his best performances. As the contibutor from Leeds England wrote, this movie does not detract from the British role in Burma. Any knowledgeable person should know that the British were the primary Allied participants in this theater of World War 11. However, this story of an American unit is superb! Errol and the supporting cast are superb. This film portrays the horror of war without the unnecessary crude language and graphic bloodletting of modern war films. Errol Flynn shows a compassion and commitment to saving his men and accomplishing their mission. The direction, dialogue, scenery, and story paints a realistic story of what war really is. No false heroics or unnecessary theatrical baggage. Flynn, Henry Hull, etc. excel in their roles and this movie is a testament to the very best in theatrical productions.