The Mao Years: 1949-1976
CHINA: A CENTURY OF REVOLUTION is a six-hour tour de force journey through the country's most tumultuous period. First televised on PBS, this award-winning documentary series presents an astonishingly candid view of a once-secret nation with rare archival footage, insightful historical commentary and stunning eyewitness accounts from citizens who struggled through China's most decisive century. THE MAO YEARS examines the turbulent era of Mao's attempts to forge a "new China" from the war-ravaged and poverty-stricken nation.
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The Mao Years: 1949-1976
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Apr 13, 1994
Runtime
1h 54m
Genres
Documentary, History
User Score
70%
Original Title
The Mao Years: 1949-1976
Production Companies
Ambrica Productions, GBH, Channel 4 Television
Director
Sue Williams
Description
CHINA: A CENTURY OF REVOLUTION is a six-hour tour de force journey through the country's most tumultuous period. First televised on PBS, this award-winning documentary series presents an astonishingly candid view of a once-secret nation with rare archival footage, insightful historical commentary and stunning eyewitness accounts from citizens who struggled through China's most decisive century. THE MAO YEARS examines the turbulent era of Mao's attempts to forge a "new China" from the war-ravaged and poverty-stricken nation.