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23/06/1941 Documentary 1h 30m
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Overview

Rey Scott received an Honorary Academy Award for this documentary "for his extraordinary achievement in producing Kukan, the film record of China's struggle, including its photography with a 16mm camera under the most difficult and dangerous conditions." Producer David O. Selznick thought so much of it, that he distributed KUKAN in 35mm, even after the film had already had an extensive run in 16mm.

  1. Rey Scott

    Director, Writer

  2. Yutang Lin

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Niles Welch

    Narrator (voice)

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-07-12
I’m not so sure that this is a “battle cry”, but more of an interesting travelogue of a nation where civilisation has prevailed for centuries and where life for many has changed little in that time. The pretext for journalist Niles Welch’s journey is, of course, the militaristic ambitions of the Japanese as their troops emerge from their Manchurian enclave to challenge both the established British and French colonial enterprises as well as those of Chiang kai-shek in the age-old interior of this largely agrarian land of hundreds of millions of people. Beginning in the city of Chungking...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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