Name: The Revolutionary
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2011-12-30
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 5

The Revolutionary

"Mao's call for a cultural revolution was answered by tens of millions of Chinese... and one American."

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About

Documentary about the life of Sidney Rittenberg, an American who spent over 30 years in China and was an active participant in the Chinese communist revolution.

Theatrical

Dec 30, 2011

Director

Irv Drasnin

Producers

Don Sellers, Lucy Ostrander, Irv Drasnin

Studio

Stourwater Pictures

Keywords

revolution chinese communism

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Cast

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Irv Drasnin

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