Movie Description

The Mao Years: 1949-1976

(1994)

Overview

CHINA: A CENTURY OF REVOLUTION is a six-hour tour de force journey through the country's most tumultuous period. First televised on PBS, this award-winning documentary series presents an astonishingly candid view of a once-secret nation with rare archival footage, insightful historical commentary and stunning eyewitness accounts from citizens who struggled through China's most decisive century. THE MAO YEARS examines the turbulent era of Mao's attempts to forge a "new China" from the war-ravaged and poverty-stricken nation.

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Original TitleThe Mao Years: 1949-1976

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1994-04-13

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 01h 54m

Production CompaniesAmbrica Productions,GBH,Channel 4 Television

Genres

  • Documentary
  • History