Joris Ivens’s wartime documentary of China’s resistance to the Japanese invasion, cross-cutting civilian exodus and bombing with the Nationalist state’s mobilization—schools, industry, dispersed war production, foreign relief—and guerrilla fighting. Framing an ancient nation of “400 million,” it contrasts tradition with modernization and closes on the unresolved question of victory.
Released in 1939, The 400 Million is a documentary film (United States of America). It was directed by Joris Ivens and John Fernhout and written by Joris Ivens and Dudley Nichols. The cast is led by Fredric March, Morris Carnovsky, Sidney Lumet, Robert Q. Lewis and Alfred Ryder. With a runtime of 54m, the film averages 6.2/10 across 8 TMDB ratings.
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