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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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.
MPAA rating: R; for disturbing images and descriptions of war-time atrocities, including rape.
HBO Documentary Films ; a Ted Leonsis production ; directed by Bill Guttentag, Dan Sturman ; screenplay by Bill Guttentag & Dan Sturman, & Elisabeth Bentley ; produced by Ted Leonsis ; producers, Bill Guttentag, Michael Jacobs ; Agape Partners Multimedia LLC ; [Purple Mountain Productions].
Special features: Theatrical trailer; trailer gallery.
Some production credits taken from other sources.
Hugo Armstrong, Rosalind Chao, Stephen Dorff, John Getz, Woody Harrelson, Mariel Hemingway, Michelle Krusiec, Leah Liang, Chris Mulkey, Jürgen Prochnow, Sonny Saito, Graham Sibley, Mark Valley, Robert Wu.
DVD, NTSC; region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
In English, Chinese, and Japanese with English subtitles; optional Spanish or English SDH subtitles.
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.
Sundance Film Festival, 2007: Documentary Editing Award.
Nanking Massacre, Nanjing, Jiangsu Sheng, China, 1937