The Cultural Revolution

The film contains footage of both city and Peasant Chinese during the Cultural Revolution beginning 1966. Gives some background to the movement and compares Mao’s comment that it was 70% good and 30% bad with a current Chinese assessment that it was a 10 year reversal of the Chinese socialist cause.

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Credits

director

Myra Roper

production company

Melbourne State College. Media Production Centre

Duration

00:17:55:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1981

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323562

Language

English

Subject categories

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → China - Politics and government

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → China - Social conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Communism - China

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

History → China - Civilization, 1949-

History → China - History - Cultural Revolution, 1966-1969

History → Communism - China

History → Mao, Tse-tung, 1893-1976

People → Mao, Tse-tung, 1893-1976

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1981

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