How Yukong Moved the Mountains (1976)

Name: How Yukong Moved the Mountains
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1976-03-10

12h 43m

Running Time

March 10, 1976
Release Date

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Plot.

From 1972 until 1974, Joris Ivens and Marceline Loridan, along with a Chinese film crew, documented the last days of the Cultural Revolution, marking the end of an era. The vast amount of footage they shot was edited into 14 films of varying lengths. Focusing on ordinary people spread over a wide geographic area—many of whom were living and working in collectives—the filmmakers recorded a unique moment in history, and also captured some of the more enduring aspects of Chinese culture.

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Cast & Crew.

Joseph Losey

English-language commentary (voice)

Alain Badiou

Writer

Joris Ivens

Editor / Director

Marceline Loridan-Ivens

Editor / Director

Jean Bigiaoui

Co-Director

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Details.

Release Date
March 10, 1976

Original Name
Comment Yukong déplaça les montagnes

Status
Released

Running Time
12h 43m

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2025-02-11

This Movie Is About.

china

cultural revolution

woman director

Wiki.

How Yukong Moved the Mountains (French: Comment Yukong déplaça les montagnes) is a series of 12 documentary films directed by Marceline Loridan-Ivens and Joris Ivens about the Cultural Revolution. Ivens and his partner Loridan worked on the film between 1972 and 1974, and it was finally released in France in 1976. The film's title refers to Yugong Yishan, an ancient fable about the virtues of perseverance and willpower. At 763 minutes, it is one of the longest theatrical films by running time.