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The tank man [videorecording] / written, produced and directed by Antony Thomas ; co-producer, Carleen Ling-an Hsu ; a Frontline coproduction with Antony Thomas Productions Ltd. and Channel 4.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: FRL72410 | PBS Home VideoFRL62410 | PBS Home VideoLanguage: English, Chinese Summary language: English Original language: Chinese Publication details: [Mass.?] : WGBH Educational Foundation ; [S.l.] : Distributed by PBS Home Video, 2006.Edition: Widescreen versionDescription: 1 videodisc (approx. 90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 0793692393
  • 9780793692392
Uniform titles:
  • Frontline (Television program)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DS779.32 .T36 2006b
Contents:
1. Prologue -- 2. Tens of millions of protestors -- 3. The theater of massacre -- 4. China's rise -- 5. Two Chinas -- 6. The struggle to control information.
Production credits:
  • Editor, McDonald Brown ; director of photography, Neil Harvey ; composer, Dimitri Tchamouroff.
Summary: On June 5, 1989, one day after Chinese troops expelled thousands of demonstrators from Tiananmen Square, a solitary, unarmed protester stood his ground before a column of tanks advancing down the Avenue of Eternal Peace. Captured by Western photographers, this extraordinary confrontation became an icon of the fight for freedom around the world. Filmmaker Antony Thomas investigates the identity, fate, and significance of the tank man.
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DVD DVD Karen H. Huntsman Library Audio Visual Materials DVD 951.05 T1569 1 Available 38060007379415
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Originally broadcast as a segment of the television program Frontline on April 11, 2006, a production of WGBH Boston.

1. Prologue -- 2. Tens of millions of protestors -- 3. The theater of massacre -- 4. China's rise -- 5. Two Chinas -- 6. The struggle to control information.

Editor, McDonald Brown ; director of photography, Neil Harvey ; composer, Dimitri Tchamouroff.

On June 5, 1989, one day after Chinese troops expelled thousands of demonstrators from Tiananmen Square, a solitary, unarmed protester stood his ground before a column of tanks advancing down the Avenue of Eternal Peace. Captured by Western photographers, this extraordinary confrontation became an icon of the fight for freedom around the world. Filmmaker Antony Thomas investigates the identity, fate, and significance of the tank man.

Not rated; viewer discretion is advised.

DVD; widescreen format enhanced for 16x9 televisions; [Region] 1; stereo.

In English and some Chinese with English subtitles.

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