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Tiananmen : the people versus the party / directed by Ian MacMillan.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- Chinese
- English
- French
- Multiple languages
- Subjects (All):
- China--History--Tiananmen Square Incident, 1989.
- China.
- Government, Resistance to--China--History--20th century.
- Government, Resistance to.
- Protest movements--China--History--20th century.
- Protest movements.
- Student movements--China--History--20th century.
- Student movements.
- Student protesters--China--History--20th century.
- Student protesters.
- Demonstrations--China--History--20th century.
- Demonstrations.
- Democracy--China--History--20th century.
- Democracy.
- Democratization--China--History--20th century.
- Democratization.
- Political violence--China--History--20th century.
- Political violence.
- Political rights--China--History--20th century.
- Political rights.
- Political participation--China--History--20th century.
- Political participation.
- China--Politics and government--1976-2002.
- China--Social conditions--1976-2000.
- Politics and government.
- Social conditions.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (109 minutes)) : sound, color with black and white sequences
- Edition:
- Widescreen.
- Other Title:
- People versus the party
- Place of Publication:
- [Arlington, Va.] : PBS Distribution, [2019]
- Language Note:
- In English, Chinese and French with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- digital
- widescreen
- Summary:
- "On June 4, 1989 the world's biggest, longest, and most famous pro-democracy demonstration was brought to a tragic end. The images from those final bloody days still burn bright in our imaginations; the death toll -- from the Chinese official figure of 300 to estimates as high as 15,000 -- is still disputed. TIANANMEN: THE PEOPLE VERSUS THE PARTY tells the gripping narrative of a period of just seven weeks in which the whole future of China today was founded, and where at various crucial turning points the final outcome could have avoided massive bloodshed. These key moments unfold over two hours in a story told with the drama and pace of a political thriller. With never-before-seen Chinese television archival materials and exclusive interviews with key insiders, from protest leaders and students to government insiders, eyewitness accounts in TIANANMEN: THE PEOPLE VERSUS THE PARTY finally reveal the scale of the 1989 protest, its aims, its military crackdown, and the aftermath."--Container.
- Contents:
- Prologue
- The fifth modernization
- Dialogue
- Deng's editorial
- The student coalition
- A turning point
- Humiliation
- Points of no return
- A firm hand
- In support of the students
- Different voices
- The final crackdown
- Victory for the party
- A city in ruins.
- Participant:
- Narrated by Corey Johnson.
- Credits:
- Produced by Christophe Nick, Ed Stobart ; executive producers, Antione Boukobza, Emma Parkins, Mark Wright ; producer, Faye Hamilton ; edited by Audrey Maurion, Aurélien Guégan, Declan McCann ; written by Ian MacMillan, Audrey Maurion ; camera, Jim Petersen ; composer, Issam Krimi.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from title screen (viewed on May 14, 2025).
- Originally broadcast on PBS in 2019.
- Produced by Alleycats Films in association with Yami2, Northern Ireland Screen and ARTE for PBS.
- Description based on a videodisc record.
- ISBN:
- 9781531710767
- 153171076X
- OCLC:
- 1280923858
- Publisher Number:
- 841887042512
- TISQ601 PBS Distribution
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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