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Lost Treasures of the Yangtze Valley

Synopsis

The first and last encompassing view of the Three Gorges area before it is changed irrevocably, flooded by the building of the Three Gorges Dam in the heart of China. No area of China represents more emotional or historical importance to its people for it was in these gorges and mountains that Chinese life began.

Details

Year
1999
Running time
52 mins
Format
Super 16mm/35mm
Director
Steve Eder
Producer
Revel Guest, Kathy Davidov
Director of Photography
Peter Harvey
Film Stock
Kodak Executive Director of Photography: Peter Harvey

Categories

Fiction Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Transatlantic Films Studio 1, 3 Brackenbury Road, London W6 0BE Tel: 020 8735 0505 Fax: 020 8735 0605 Email: mail@transatlanticfilms.com

Sales Company

as Production Company

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