Gung Ho - Rewi Alley of China

1980 50 min

Overview

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 co-op movement he termed ‘gung ho' (work together). Its success led to the phrase entering the global idiom. For this documentary a Geoff Steven-led crew travelled 15,000km in China in 1979, filming Alley as he gave his account of an engrossing, complex life story. Co-writer Geoff Chapple later wrote a biography of Alley.

Genres

Documentary History

Production Countries

New Zealand

Spoken Languages

No spoken language data available.

No streaming providers available for this content

Cast

Rewi Alley

Himself

Crew

Geoff Chapple

Writer

John Maynard

Producer

Geoff Steven

Director

Geoff Steven

Writer

Backdrops

Posters

External Links

Official Website