Gung Ho - Rewi Alley of China (1980)

Production companies : Phase Three Film Productions Ltd. / New Zealand National Film Unit /

July 1, 1980 50m New Zealand Documentary More

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Expat Kiwi Rewi Alley became one of the best known foreigners in 20th Century China and advocate for the Communist Revolution. When China was under siege from Japan in the late 1930s, Alley instigated an industrial co-op movement he termed ‘gung ho' (work together). Its success led to the phrase entering the global idiom. For this documentary a Geoff Steven-led crew travelled 15,000km in China in 1979, filming Alley as he gave his account of an engrossing, complex life story. Co-writer Geoff Chapple later wrote a biography of Alley.

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title：Gung Ho - Rewi Alley of China
status：Released
Release date： 1980
Runtime：50m
Genres： Documentary · History ·
Countries of origin： New Zealand ·
Original Language：
Director： Geoff Steven /
Writers： Geoff Steven · Geoff Chapple ·
Production companies： Phase Three Film Productions Ltd. · New Zealand National Film Unit ·
Overview：Expat Kiwi Rewi Alley became one of the best known foreigners in 20th Century China and advocate for the Communist Revolution. When China was under siege from Japan in the late 1930s, Alley instigated an industrial co-op movement he termed ‘gung ho' (work together). Its success led to the phrase entering the global idiom. For this documentary a Geoff Steven-led crew travelled 15,000km in China in 1979, filming Alley as he gave his account of an engrossing, complex life story. Co-writer Geoff Chapple later wrote a biography of Alley.