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It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow: Burma - 1942-1944

It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow: Burma - 1942-1944

1974TV Episode⏱️ 53m
DocumentaryHistoryWar
8.5
IMDB Rating
421 votes

The jungle war in Burma and India--what it "lacked in scale was made up in savagery."

Director
John Pett
Writers
N/A
Stars
Laurence Olivier, Freddie Tomkins, Teruo Okada
Release Date
February 6, 1974
Language
English
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier
as Self - Narrator
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Freddie Tomkins
as Self - Sergeant, 14th Army
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Teruo Okada
as Self - Japanese Imperial Army
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J.G. Smyth
as Self - 17th Div., Burma
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Michael Calvert
as Self - Chindit Commander
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Sydney Bowers
as Self - Sergeant, R.A.F.
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Walter Boller
as Self - Major, R.O.A.C.
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Neville G. Hogan
as Self - Captain, 14th Army
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Gilbert Collins
as Self - Gunner, 14th Army
Vera Lynn
Vera Lynn
as Self - Morale Booster

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Production
Thames Television

🏷️ Keywords

year 1944year 1943year 19421940ssoutheast asia

🎯 Categories

DocumentaryHistoryWar

⭐ Featured Review

World War 2's forgotten front
by nickenchuggets2022-09-02
10/10

"Most people are aware of the fact that the two biggest theaters of World War 2 involved troops fighting in either the Pacific Ocean or on the European continent. However, there's one location in particular that is forgotten about most of the time, even among people who like ww2 related things: Burma. This Southeast Asian country, now known as Myanmar, hosted some of the most savage and difficult fighting of the entire war. Laurence Olivier sums it up when he says what the war there lacked in scale, it made up for in difficulty. So why did Imperial Japan set its sights on this peaceful, ne..."

📖 Synopsis

The jungle war in Burma and India--what it "lacked in scale was made up in savagery."