(The 400 Million)

Content: 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.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

54 minutes

Year:

1939

Directors:

Joris Ivens

Actors:

Narration (voice)

Additional Voice (voice)

Additional Voice (voice)

Additional Voice (voice)

Additional Voice (voice)

Crews:

Director

Music

Writer

Writer

Editor