The 400 Million

Synopsis

The 400 million people of China are heirs to a great civilization, as their pagodas and stone lions can attest. But they are under attack from the Japanese. Civilian refugees walk, stumble, crawl to escape the destruction of their cities... While in the China of tradition, water buffalo still work the paddies and camels cross the desert, modern China is now a republic founded by Dr. Sun Yat-sen, with modern schools, heavy industry, large engineering projects... The government of Chiang Kai-shek resists the Japanese invasion from the coast. Madame Chiang receives a cheque from the U.S.A. for war relief. War production continues in distant villages safe from the grasp of the Japanese. With modern weapons the Chinese are pursuing their struggle behind enemy lines. And still their opponent persists in his reprisal bombings of civilian targets. "Will these people win?"

Main Cast

Fredric March

Narration (voice)

Age : 77 | Popularity : 5%

Morris Carnovsky

Additional Voice (voice)

Age : 94 | Popularity : 3%

Sidney Lumet

Additional Voice (voice)

Age : 86 | Popularity : 13%

Robert Q. Lewis

Additional Voice (voice)

Age : 70 | Popularity : 3%

Alfred Ryder

Additional Voice (voice)

Age : 79 | Popularity : 4%

Adelaide Bean

Additional Voice (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Lai Sek

Himself (archive footage)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Madame Chiang

Herself (archive footage)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Music	Hanns Eisler
Writing	Writer	Dudley Nichols Joris Ivens
Crew	Cinematography	Robert Capa John Fernhout
Directing	Director	Joris Ivens
Editing	Editor	Helen van Dongen
Department	Role	Name

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