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The 400 Million is a american film of genre Documentary directed by Joris Ivens released in USA on 7 march 1939 with Fredric March

The 400 Million (1939)

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The 400 Million
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Released in USA 7 march 1939
Length 53minutes
Directed by
OriginUSA
Rating67% 3.370583.370583.370583.370583.37058

The 400 Million, also known as China in 1938, was a 1939 black-and-white documentary film by Dutch filmmaker Joris Ivens about the Second Sino-Japanese War, part of the East Asian theater of World War II. The filmmaker moved between the Republican, Communist, and guerrilla forces of the Chinese resistance to Japanese invasion. Their dialogue in Mandarin is accompanied by English translations read by American actors.

Synopsis

En 1937, l'agression japonaise contre la Chine provoque une trêve dans la Guerre civile chinoise. Les forces du Parti communiste chinois rejoignent celles du Kuomintang pour lutter contre l'ennemi commun. En 1938, Joris Ivens et John Ferno rejoints par Robert Capa partent en Chine filmer la bataille de Taierzhuang, l'une des rares batailles gagnée par les Chinois durant la première partie de la guerre sino-japonaise.

Actors

Fredric March

(Narration (voice))Alfred Ryder

(Additional Voice (voice))Morris Carnovsky

(Additional Voice (voice))Sidney Lumet

(Additional Voice (voice))
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