The 400 Million

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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,...read more

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.

Original Release

03/14/1939

US Release

03/14/1939

Cast

(see additional cast & crew)

Directors

John Fernhout, Joris Ivens

Writers

Joris Ivens, Dudley Nichols

Cast

Editors

Helen van Dongen

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