Episode of Series “Biography”.
Traces Mao Tse Tung’s life from his birth in Hunan Province, 1893, to becoming leader of Communist China. In 1920 he set out to gain control of China, in 1949 he proclaimed the birth of the communist regime in China. Shows how he gained leadership, banished Chiang Kai-Shek and his armies from the mainland, fought the U.N. forces to a stalemate on the 38th parallel, and presented a challenge to the western world. Narrated by Mike Wallace.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
302175
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Biographical films
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Newsreels - United States
Crafts & Visual Arts → Portraits
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → China - Politics and government
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Communism
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Communist countries
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Communist state
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Leadership
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Political science
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
History → Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975
History → China - History - Cultural Revolution, 1966-1969
History → Mao, Tse-tung, 1893-1976
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Leadership
People → Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)