The 400 Million

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

54 minutes

Year:

1939

Director:

Joris Ivens

Cast:

Narration (voice)

Additional Voice (voice)

Additional Voice (voice)

Additional Voice (voice)

Additional Voice (voice)

Crew:

Director

Writer

Music

Editor

Writer