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Information
- A.k.a.
- The Burmese Harp
- Year
- 1956
- Runtime
- 116 min.
- Director
- Kon Ichikawa
- Genres
- Drama, War, Music
- Rating *
- 8.1
- Votes *
- 3,840
- Checks
- 1,690
- Favs
- 221
- Dislikes
- 15
- Favs/checks
- 13.1% (1:8)
- Favs/dislikes
- 15:1
Top comments
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An excellent movie about comaraderie, commitment, and devotion. A very good watch for this period of history. Very healing. 7 years 8 months ago -
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Thorkell
WOW! This film is just unbelievably beautiful. It is David Lean-ian in scope, and with the warmth and beauty of Ozu. It is a long time since I was as moved by a film as this one. It is hard to categorise this film. It might be regarded as a war film but it is so much more than this. It is more of a music film than war film really, where music unmasks the unity of all people and the beauty of humanity. I feel transformed after watching this masterpiece. I saw it with my wife and she was so moved that she went into our room to have a moment on her own with the memories of the film. Here is a film that goes straight to my top 20 list. So again, WOW! 11 years 10 months ago
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This movie ranks #12 in Academy Award - Best International Feature Film Nominees
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This movie ranks #17 in IMDb's Music Top 50
IMDb's Music Top 50
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This movie ranks #51 in iCheckMovies's 1950s Top 100
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This movie ranks #56 in Arts & Faith's Top 100 Films
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This movie ranks #78 in François Truffaut's The Films in My Life
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This movie ranks #137 in Harvard's Suggested Film Viewing: Narrative Films
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This movie ranks #147 in Eureka!'s The Masters of Cinema Series
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This movie ranks #296 in 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
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This movie ranks #371 in Halliwell's Top 1000: The Ultimate Movie Countdown
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This movie ranks #419 in Emma Beare's 501 Must-See Movies
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This movie ranks #421 in The Criterion Collection
The Criterion Collection
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This movie ranks #841 in TSPDT's 1,000 Greatest Films: 1001-2500
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