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Assembly (2007)
Action · History · N/A
Follows a soldier trying to gain recognition for comrades who died in 1948, at a turning point in the civil war between the communists and the nationalist forces of the Kuomintang.
- Runtime
- 2h 3m
- Director
- Feng Xiaogang
- Cast
- Zhang Hanyu, Deng Chao, Ren Quan
The Gate of Heavenly Peace (1995)
Documentary · N/A
The Gate of Heavenly Peace is a feature-length documentary about the 1989 protest movement, reflecting the drama, tension, humor, absurdity, heroism, and many tragedies of the six weeks from April to June in 1989. The film reveals how the hard-liners within the government marginalized moderates among the protesters (including students,...
- Runtime
- 3h
- Director
- Richard Gordon, Carma Hinton
Yellow Earth (1984)
Drama · History · Music · N/A
A communist soldier is sent to a remote region of China in order to collect folk songs. Staying with a peasant family (a widower with two small children), he discovers a community whose way of life is completely alien to him, but he gradually wins their trust.
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Director
- Chen Kaige
- Cast
- Xue Bai, Wang Xueqi, Tuo Tan
The Revolutionary (2011)
Documentary · Not Rated
Documentary about the life of Sidney Rittenberg, an American who spent over 30 years in China and was an active participant in the Chinese communist revolution.
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Director
- Paul Williams
- Cast
- Jon Voight, Irv Drasnin, Robert Duvall
The East Is Red (1965)
Drama · Music · N/A
Pre-Cultural Revolution propaganda at its most lavish, this model opera depicts the history and evolution of the Communist Party of China under Mao Zedong from its founding in July 1921 to the establishment of "New China" in 1949. Detailed in the musical are several key events in CPC history such as the Northern Expedition, the KMT-l...
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- Director
- Wang Ping
- Cast
- Wang Kun, Tseten Dolma, Hu Song Hua
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