Around China with a Movie Camera
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A new film compiled from the BFI National Archive's unparalleled holdings of early films of China, features films from 1900-48 filmed across China. The cinematic journey of Around China with a Movie Camera contains many films which may never have been seen in China, or at the very least not for over 70 years. These travelogues, newsreels and home movies were made by a diverse group of British and French filmmakers, some professionals, but mainly enthusiastic amateurs, including intrepid tourists, colonial-era expatriates and Christian missionaries.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2016-07-18
Runtime: 68 mins
Director:
Spoken language: English
Genres: Documentary
Original title: Around China with a Movie Camera
Production Companies: BFI
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Cast
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