Darkness Over China
Darkness Over China
"These are newsreel shots taken in China, with emphasis on the Great Cultural Revolution. The forces that are creating hatred against the Soviet Union are brought to light. Was China to follow the precepts of Marx and Lenin, or the precepts of Maoism? Even though the Soviet Union and other Socialist countries aided China in building up its economy for the first ten years of its existence as a socialist state, all this is forgotten in the tumultuous turmoil created by Mao." Red China, Communist, Communism, Mao-Tse-Tung. A fascinating documentary/propaganda piece from a different perspective. Shedding a different light.
Darkness Over China
MSs of several young people (Maoists) walking along a desolate road, carrying flags and wearing heavy winter gear including Sherpa hats; great WLS of the crew marching through the Nothing (complete emptiness abounds). walls and fences, Maoist posters and literature posted en masse. LSs of Maoist parade in Peking. The Great Proletarian Culture Revolution, 1967 (The Cultural Revolution)
Darkness Over China
DO NOT USE Still photos of persecution and rounding up suspects.
Darkness Over China
China prepares for war against the Soviet "Revisionists". Wave of militarism spreads throughout China. MSs of young Maoists marching, carrying Little Red Books. walls and fences, Maoist posters and literature posted en masse. LSs of Maoist parade in Peking. The Great Proletarian Culture Revolution, 1967 (The Cultural Revolution)
Darkness Over China
CU of Chinese newspapers. Panning (left) MS of crowd of young people running to a newspaper stand at which a man waves print propaganda. walls and fences, Maoist posters and literature posted en masse. LSs of Maoist parade in Peking. The Great Proletarian Culture Revolution, 1967 (The Cultural Revolution)
Darkness Over China
DO NOT USE Still photo
Darkness Over China
CUs of cute porcelain figures, of children carrying guns.
Darkness Over China
TLS of Chinese soldiers racing across a dirt field. CU of Maoist (wearing shirpa hat) yelling. TLS of Chinese tanks rolling across desert. MS Maoists demonstrating at night. Preparing to fight USSR.