Film

Part One: China in Revolution 1911–1949

1989 · 1h 53m · Documentary · History

IMDb

8.2

The first film, China in Revolution, describes the epic upheaval that began in China with the fall of the last emperor in 1911. Over the next four decades, the Chinese people were caught up in struggles with warlords, foreign invasion and a bitter rivalry between the Chinese Communist Party and the Nationalist Party. The film highlights the two figures who came to shape events, Chang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong. First they worked as allies to unite the country and then they fought a bloody civil war that was won by the Communists in 1949.

• Sue WilliamsDirector
• Judith VecchioneProducer
• Kathryn DietzProducer
• Tan DunOriginal Music Composer
• Howard SharpEditor

Release date

September 27, 1989

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 53m

Genres

Documentary, History