Project Detail

The Biggest Dam in the World

Synopsis

For centuries the Chinese have tried to tame the Yangtze and stem its murderous floods. In this documentary special spanning fields of science, technology, and engineering, Transatlantic Films will chart the building of the new Great Wall of China that will stop the flooding - the world's largest concrete structure . . . THE THREE GORGES DAM.

Details

Year
1999
Type of project
Features
Running time
60 mins
Format
16mm/35mm
Director
Steve Eder
Producer
Steven Manuel, Revel Guest
Director of Photography
Peter Harvey
Film Stock
Kodak
Executive Director of Photography
Peter Harvey

Production Status

Production Company

Transatlantic Films

Studio 1, 3 Brackenbury Road
London W6 0BE
UK

T +44 (0)20 8735 0505

mail@transatlanticfilms.com

Sales Company

as Production Company

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