Burma Death Railway (1945)

Unissued / Unused material. Burma. Various shots of the railway constructed by the forced labour of allied in the jungle during the war and known as the “Railway of Death“. C/U plans of railway. M/S cemetery showing the graves of allied prisoners of war, camera pans across it. M/S allied soldiers walking along railway. Various shots of the railway. M/S as truck runs along track and men walking across track. Various shots railway. Various shots of pagodas. Various shots prison compound. M/S sign ’Songkrai’. M/S allied officer. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931