Part One: China in Revolution 1911–1949
1989, English. Directed by Sue Williams.
The first film, China in Revolution, describes the epic upheaval that began in China with the fall of the last emperor in 1911. Over the next four decades, the Chinese people were caught up in struggles with warlords, foreign invasion and a bitter rivalry between the Chinese Communist Party and the Nationalist Party. The film highlights the two figures who came to shape events, Chang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong. First they worked as allies to unite the country and then they fought a bloody civil war that was won by the Communists in 1949.
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- 1h 53m
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- English
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- Released
- 27 September 1989
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- United States of America
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Next in the series: Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976 (1994) and Part Three: Born Under the Red Flag 1976–1997 (1997).
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Part One: China in Revolution 1911–1949 runs 113 minutes (1h 53m).
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Part One: China in Revolution 1911–1949 isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free online. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed Part One: China in Revolution 1911–1949?
Part One: China in Revolution 1911–1949 (1989) was directed by Sue Williams.