The 400 Million

The 400 Million

Release date : March 7, 1939
Runtime : 54m
Countries of origin : United States of America /
Original Language : Cantonese / English /
Director : Joris Ivens / John Fernhout /
Writers : Dudley Nichols / Joris Ivens /
Production companies :
March 7, 1939 54m United States of America Documentary Cantonese More
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The 400 million people of China are heirs to a great civilization, as their pagodas and stone lions can attest. But they are under attack from the Japanese. Civilian refugees walk, stumble, crawl to escape the destruction of their cities... While in the China of tradition, water buffalo still work the paddies and camels cross the desert, modern China is now a republic founded by Dr. Sun Yat-sen, with modern schools, heavy industry, large engineering projects... The government of Chiang Kai-shek resists the Japanese invasion from the coast. Madame Chiang receives a cheque from the U.S.A. for war relief. War production continues in distant villages safe from the grasp of the Japanese. With modern weapons the Chinese are pursuing their struggle behind enemy lines. And still their opponent persists in his reprisal bombings of civilian targets. "Will these people win?"
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  • title:The 400 Million
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1939
  • Runtime:54m
  • Genres: Documentary ·
  • Countries of origin: United States of America ·
  • Original Language: Cantonese · English ·
  • Director: Joris Ivens / John Fernhout /
  • Writers: Dudley Nichols · Joris Ivens ·
  • Production companies:
  • Overview:The 400 million people of China are heirs to a great civilization, as their pagodas and stone lions can attest. But they are under attack from the Japanese. Civilian refugees walk, stumble, crawl to escape the destruction of their cities... While in the China of tradition, water buffalo still work the paddies and camels cross the desert, modern China is now a republic founded by Dr. Sun Yat-sen, with modern schools, heavy industry, large engineering projects... The government of Chiang Kai-shek resists the Japanese invasion from the coast. Madame Chiang receives a cheque from the U.S.A. for war relief. War production continues in distant villages safe from the grasp of the Japanese. With modern weapons the Chinese are pursuing their struggle behind enemy lines. And still their opponent persists in his reprisal bombings of civilian targets. "Will these people win?"
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