Episode of Series “Leaders of the twentieth century: portraits of power”.
First in a two part film on Mao Tse-tung. His beginnings as a peasant farmer through to his rise to power in the 1949 revolution are highlighted in this film. Attention is also given to Sun Yat Sen’s nationalists: Chiang Kai-shek and Mao’s Communist Party of 1921. Narrated by Henry Fonda. Suitable for upper secondary levels.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
506802
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Biographical films
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Newsreels - United States
Crafts & Visual Arts → Portraits
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Communism - China
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Leadership
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Nationalism
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Political activists
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Political science
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
History → Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975
History → China - History - Cultural Revolution, 1966-1969
History → Mao, Tse-tung, 1893-1976
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Leadership
People → Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White and Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)