Nanjing = Nanking / HBO Documentary Films ; a Ted Leonsis production ; directed by Bill Guttentag, Dan Sturman ; screenplay by Bill Guttentag & Dan Sturman, & Elisabeth Bentley ; produced by Ted Leonsis ; producers, Bill Guttentag, Michael Jacobs ; Agape Partners Multimedia LLC ; [Purple Mountain Productions].

南京 Nanking / HBO Documentary Films ; a Ted Leonsis production ; directed by Bill Guttentag, Dan Sturman ; screenplay by Bill Guttentag & Dan Sturman, & Elisabeth Bentley ; produced by Ted Leonsis ; producers, Bill Guttentag, Michael Jacobs ; Agape Partners Multimedia LLC ; [Purple Mountain Productions].

Tells the story of the Japanese invasion of Nanking, China in the early days of World War II and focuses on the efforts of a small group of unarmed Westerners who established a Safety Zone where over 200,000 Chinese found refuge. Told through deeply moving interviews with Chinese survivors, archival...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: HBO Documentary Films
Agape Partners Multimedia
Purple Mountain Productions
Thinkfilm (Firm)
Other Authors: Guttentag, William (Director, Screenwriter, Producer)
Sturman, Dan (Director, Screenwriter)
Bentley, Elisabeth (Screenwriter)
Leonsis, Ted, 1957- (Producer)
Jacobs, Michael (Producer)
Armstrong, Hugo (Actor)
Chao, Rosalind (Actor)
Dorff, Stephen, 1973- (Actor)
Getz, John, 1946- (Actor)
Harrelson, Woody (Actor)
Hemingway, Mariel (Actor)
Krusiec, Michelle, 1974- (Actor)
Liang, Leah (Actor)
Mulkey, Chris (Actor)
Prochnow, Jürgen (Actor)
Saito, Sonny (Actor)
Sibley, Graham (Actor)
Valley, Mark (Actor)
Wu, Robert (Robert C.) (Actor)
Language:English
Chinese
Japanese
Spanish
Language of the Original:
Chinese
Japanese
Language and/or Writing System:
In English, Chinese, and Japanese with English subtitles; optional Spanish or English SDH subtitles.
Published: [New York] : Chatsworth, CA : Thinkfilm, LLC ; Distributed by Image Entertainment, [2008]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Nanking Massacre, Nanjing, Jiangsu Sheng, China, 1937 > Personal narratives.
Nanjing (Jiangsu Sheng, China) > History > 20th century.
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 > Atrocities > Sources.
Refugees > China > Nanjing (Jiangsu Sheng)
Refugees > China > Nanjing (Jiangsu Sheng) > Interviews.
Refugees > Abuse of > China > Nanjing (Jiangsu Sheng)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Genre:
Personal narratives.
Sources.
Interviews.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Nanking.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Tells the story of the Japanese invasion of Nanking, China in the early days of World War II and focuses on the efforts of a small group of unarmed Westerners who established a Safety Zone where over 200,000 Chinese found refuge. Told through deeply moving interviews with Chinese survivors, archival footage, and chilling testimonies of Japanese soldiers, interwoven with staged readings of the Westerners' letters and diaries.
Note:Special features: Theatrical trailer; trailer gallery.
Originally produced in 2007.
Some production credits taken from other sources.
Non-Latin script record.
Videorecording.
Call Number:DS777.5314 .N36 2008 VideoDVD
CR2 D0095065 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: R; for disturbing images and descriptions of war-time atrocities, including rape.
Awards:Sundance Film Festival, 2007: Documentary Editing Award.
Credits:Story by Bill Guttentag & Dan Sturman ; director of photography, Buddy Squires ; editors, Hibah Frisina, Charlton McMillan, Michael Schweitzer ; music, Philip Marshall ; director of photography- stage reading, Stephen Kazmierski ; costume designer, Dayna Pink.
System Details:DVD, NTSC; region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Cast:
Hugo Armstrong, Rosalind Chao, Stephen Dorff, John Getz, Woody Harrelson, Mariel Hemingway, Michelle Krusiec, Leah Liang, Chris Mulkey, Jürgen Prochnow, Sonny Saito, Graham Sibley, Mark Valley, Robert Wu.