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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Sue Williams
- Writer : Sue Williams
- Editor : Howard Sharp
- Cast : Will Lyman
Cast
Narrator (voice)
Recommendations
A Royal Christmas
6.694
The Exorcist
6.2
Killer Book Club
5.6
The Big 4
6.801
Hex
5.725
One More Shot
6.6
Cop Secret
6.1
Return
6.6
Facts
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