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The Everlasting Flame

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A documentary covering the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 2009-09-07

Runtime: 110 mins

Director: Gu Jun

Writer: Hongyu Liu, Zhou Yuan, Amelia Peiling Lee, Mimi Freedman, Albert Wan, Wu Nan

Spoken language: 普通话, English

Genres: Documentary

Original title: The Everlasting Flame

Production Companies: Chinese Central Newsreel & Documentary, IOC - International Olympic Commitee

Production Countries: China

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