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The Gate of Heavenly Peace / a production of the Long Bow Group, produced in association with the Independent Television Service ; produced and directed by Richard Gordon, Carma Hinton ; producers, Peter Kovler, Orville Schell, Lise Yasui ; writers, Geremie Barmé, John Crowley.

LIBRA VHS DS779.32 .G37 1997 Pts. 1-2
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Format:
Video
Author/Creator:
Barmé, Geremie, author.
Crowley, John, 1942- author.
Contributor:
Gordon, Richard, 1945-2012, producer, director.
Hinton, Carma, producer, director.
Kovler, Peter B., producer.
Schell, Orville, producer.
Yasui, Lise, producer.
Amos, Deborah, interviewer.
Flowers, Carmen, interviewer.
Independent Television Service, producer.
Long Bow Group, producer.
National Asian American Telecommunications Association, distributor.
Rosengarten Family Fund.
Language:
Chinese
English
Subjects (All):
Student movements.
China--History--Tiananmen Square Incident, 1989.
China.
History.
Students--Political activity--China.
Students.
Students--Political activity.
Student movements--China.
China--Politics and government--1976-.
Politics and government.
China--Social conditions--1976-.
Social conditions.
Genre:
Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings.
Physical Description:
2 videocassettes (189 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 1/2 in.
1/2 in.
polychrome
Edition:
Long version.
Other Title:
Tìen-an men
Place of Publication:
San Francisco, CA : NAATA Distribution, [1997]
Language Note:
English and Chinese with English voiceovers.
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
System Details:
analog
magnetic
VHS
Summary:
Revisits the Tiananmen Square incident of June 4, 1989 and explores the complex political process that led to the protests and the eventual Beijing massacre. Includes still photographs, eyewitness accounts, interviews, and newsreels.
Participant:
Interviewer: Carmen Flowers ; narrator: Deborah Amos.
Notes:
VHS format.
Chinese characters on title screen, with title (?): Tìen-an men.
Originally produced in 1995.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
OCLC:
38044438

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