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Gung Ho Rewi Alley of China

Gung Ho  Rewi Alley of China
NR 50 minHistory, Documentary
Expat Kiwi Rewi Alley became one of the best known foreigners in 20th Century China and advocate for the Communist Revolution When China was under siege from Japan in the late 1930s Alley instigated an industrial coop movement he termed gung ho work together Its success led to the phrase entering the global idiom For this documentary a Geoff Stevenled crew travelled 15000km in China in 1979 filming Alley as he gave his account of an engrossing complex life story Cowriter Geoff Chapple later wrote a biography of Alley
StarringRewi Alley
DirectorGeoff Steven
WritersGeoff StevenGeoff Chapple

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Production Companies:Phase Three Film Productions Ltd New Zealand National Film Unit