Bombs Over Burma (1943)

Directed by

Joseph H. Lewis

Genre

drama film, propaganda film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 05m

Rated

C

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Chinese schoolteacher helps the American military fight Japanese forces in Burma during World War II. The film features Mandarin dialogue at the start to show authentic Chinese characters.

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What happens

Bombs Over Burma (also known as The Devil's Sister) is a 1942 American war film directed by Joseph H. Lewis, based on a story by Milton Raison. To depict the Chinese character faithfully, the star, Anna May Wong, and other characters speak Mandarin in the first few minutes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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