Underplayed Gems

Bombs Over Burma (1943)

Bombs Over Burma poster
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
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

More films like this

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.

patrioticdatedearneststagedwartimesimplemeasured

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)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? You can browse by genre, country and year, or take this one into the 3D catalogue and ask the Catbot for something closer.