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The 400 Million

19395.9 / 1054 min
Documentary

Overview

The 400 million people of China are heirs to a great civilization, as their pagodas and stone lions can attest. But they are under attack from the Japanese. Civilian refugees walk, stumble, crawl to escape the destruction of their cities... While in the China of tradition, water buffalo still work the paddies and camels cross the desert, modern China is now a republic founded by Dr. Sun Yat-sen, with modern schools, heavy industry, large engineering projects... The government of Chiang Kai-shek resists the Japanese invasion from the coast. Madame Chiang receives a cheque from the U.S.A. for war relief. War production continues in distant villages safe from the grasp of the Japanese. With modern weapons the Chinese are pursuing their struggle behind enemy lines. And still their opponent persists in his reprisal bombings of civilian targets. "Will these people win?"

Cast

Fredric March

Fredric March

Narration (voice)

Morris Carnovsky

Morris Carnovsky

Additional Voice (voice)

Sidney Lumet

Sidney Lumet

Additional Voice (voice)

Robert Q. Lewis

Robert Q. Lewis

Additional Voice (voice)

Alfred Ryder

Alfred Ryder

Additional Voice (voice)

Adelaide Bean

Adelaide Bean

Additional Voice (voice)

Lai Sek

Lai Sek

Himself (archive footage)

Madame Chiang

Madame Chiang

Herself (archive footage)

Crew

Joris Ivens

Joris Ivens

Director

Joris Ivens

Joris Ivens

Writer

Hanns Eisler

Hanns Eisler

Music

Helen van Dongen

Helen van Dongen

Editor

Dudley Nichols

Dudley Nichols

Writer

John Fernhout

John Fernhout

Director of Photography

Robert Capa

Robert Capa

Director of Photography

John Fernhout

John Fernhout

Director

Joris Ivens

Joris Ivens

Director of Photography

H.S. Wong

H.S. Wong

Cinematography

Harry Robin

Harry Robin

Assistant Music Supervisor

Eric Simon

Eric Simon

Assistant Music Supervisor

Dr. Fritz Stiedy

Dr. Fritz Stiedy

Conductor

Chung-Lo Wei

Chung-Lo Wei

Musician

Pearl Mullin

Pearl Mullin

Researcher