United States / Mar 07, 1939
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Joris Ivens’s wartime documentary of China’s resistance to the Japanese invasion, cross-cutting civilian exodus and bombing with the Nationalist state’s mobilization—schools, industry, dispersed war production, foreign relief—and guerrilla fighting. Framing an ancient nation of “400 million,” it contrasts tradition with modernization and closes on the unresolved question of victory.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Madame Chiang | Herself (archive footage) |
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The 400 Million |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | 广州话 / 廣州話, English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Release date | 7 marzo 1939 |
| Writer | Joris Ivens, Dudley Nichols |
| Editing | Helen van Dongen |
| Cinematography | John Fernhout, Robert Capa, Joris Ivens, H.S. Wong |
| Assistant directors | Joris Ivens, John Fernhout |
| Camera operators | John Fernhout, Robert Capa, Joris Ivens |
| Additional photography | John Fernhout, Robert Capa, Joris Ivens |
| Music | Hanns Eisler, Harry Robin, Eric Simon, Dr. Fritz Stiedy, Chung-Lo Wei |
| Sound | Hanns Eisler, Harry Robin, Eric Simon, Dr. Fritz Stiedy, Chung-Lo Wei |
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