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Nanjing : Nanking /

南京 Nanking /

Tells the story of the Japanese invasion of Nanking, China in the early days of World War II and focuses on the efforts of a small group of unarmed Westerners who established a Safety Zone where over 200,000 Chinese found refuge. Told through deeply moving interviews with Chinese survivors, archival...

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Corporate Authors: HBO Documentary Films, Agape Partners Multimedia, Purple Mountain Productions, Thinkfilm (Firm), Image Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Guttentag, William (Director, Screenwriter, Producer), Sturman, Dan (Director, Screenwriter), Bentley, Elisabeth (Screenwriter), Leonsis, Ted, 1957- (Producer), Jacobs, Michael (Producer), Armstrong, Hugo (Actor), Chao, Rosalind (Actor), Dorff, Stephen, 1973- (Actor), Getz, John, 1946- (Actor), Harrelson, Woody (Actor), Hemingway, Mariel (Actor), Krusiec, Michelle, 1974- (Actor), Liang, Leah (Actor), Mulkey, Chris (Actor), Prochnow, Jürgen (Actor), Saito, Sonny (Actor), Sibley, Graham (Actor), Valley, Mark (Actor), Wu, Robert (Robert C.) (Actor)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Chinese
Japanese
Language Notes:In English, Chinese, and Japanese with English subtitles; optional Spanish or English SDH subtitles.
Published: [New York] : Thinkfilm, LLC ; [2008]
Subjects:
Nanking Massacre, Nanjing, Jiangsu Sheng, China, 1937 > Personal narratives.
Nanjing (Jiangsu Sheng, China) > History > 20th century.
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 > Atrocities > Sources.
Refugees > China > Nanjing (Jiangsu Sheng)
Refugees > China > Nanjing (Jiangsu Sheng) > Interviews.
Refugees > Abuse of > China > Nanjing (Jiangsu Sheng)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
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Summary:Tells the story of the Japanese invasion of Nanking, China in the early days of World War II and focuses on the efforts of a small group of unarmed Westerners who established a Safety Zone where over 200,000 Chinese found refuge. Told through deeply moving interviews with Chinese survivors, archival footage, and chilling testimonies of Japanese soldiers, interwoven with staged readings of the Westerners' letters and diaries.
Item Description:Special features: Theatrical trailer; trailer gallery.
Originally produced in 2007.
Some production credits taken from other sources.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, NTSC; region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Audience:MPAA rating: R; for disturbing images and descriptions of war-time atrocities, including rape.
Awards:Sundance Film Festival, 2007: Documentary Editing Award.
Production Credits:Story by Bill Guttentag & Dan Sturman ; director of photography, Buddy Squires ; editors, Hibah Frisina, Charlton McMillan, Michael Schweitzer ; music, Philip Marshall ; director of photography- stage reading, Stephen Kazmierski ; costume designer, Dayna Pink.