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Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976 (1994)
Directed by Sue Williams
Documentary, History · 1h 54m
The trilogy continues with The Mao Years, a look at the next period of modern China’s history: Mao Zedong’s rule, from 1949 to his death in 1976. The film begins with the celebrations marking the establishment of the People’s Republic of China, a moment of great hope for millions of Chinese. But the quarter-century of Mao’s rule was as turbulent as the decades which preceded it. Interludes of relative calm and increased prosperity were interrupted repeatedly by violent campaigns, purges, and a famine in which killed more than 30 million people. It culminated in Mao’s colossal and tragic experiment, the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution. When Mao died in 1976, people were exhausted by the turmoil and longed for stability.
Cast
Will Lyman
Crew
- Director
- Sue Williams
- Writer
- Sue Williams
- Original Music Composer
- Tan Dun
- Editor
- Howard Sharp
Details
- Release date
- 1994-04-13
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Genres
- Documentary, History
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Production
- Ambrica Productions, GBH, Channel 4 Television