The Long Wait of the Dragon | Richard Taylor | ACMI collection

Sport and physical culture in the People’s Republic of China. Covers the variety of sports and the training undertaken, and considers their readiness for the 1984 Olympic Games now that the International Olympic Committee has invited them to return to the Olympic movement

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Credits

producer

Richard Taylor

Duration

00:50:00:00

Production places

Unknown

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323315

Language

English

Subject categories

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Sports

Short films

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

U-Matic; Access Print (Section 1)

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