North China Commune
- Release Information
- January 10, 1980
- Ottawa (Public Archives: National Film Theatre)
- Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)
- Budget
- Actual cost: $250,000
- Distributors
- National Film Board
- National Film Board
Production Details
- Executive Producer
- Arthur Hammond
- Arthur Hammond
- Arthur Hammond
- Arthur Hammond
- Barrie Howells
- Barrie Howells
- Barrie Howells
- Tom Daly
- Producer
- Ginny Stikeman
- Ginny Stikeman
- Arthur Hammond
- Tom Daly
- Tom Daly
- Tom Daly
- Tom Daly
- Tom Daly
- Tom Daly
- Tom Daly
- Director of Photography
- Tony Ianzelo
- Tony Ianzelo
- Tony Ianzelo
- Tony Ianzelo
- Tony Ianzelo
- Tony Ianzelo
- Director of Sound
- Hans Oomes
- Hans Oomes
- Hans Oomes
- Hans Oomes
- Hans Oomes
- Hans Oomes
- Hans Oomes
- Writer
- Arthur Hammond
- Cast
- Zhou Ruyan
- Donald Sutherland
- Donald Sutherland
- Donald Sutherland
- Donald Sutherland
- Donald Sutherland
- Donald Sutherland
- Donald Sutherland
- Donald Sutherland
- Donald Sutherland
- Donald Sutherland
- Donald Sutherland
- Donald Sutherland
- Donald Sutherland
- Donald Sutherland
- Donald Sutherland
- Donald Sutherland
- Donald Sutherland
- Donald Sutherland
- Donald Sutherland
- Donald Sutherland
- Donald Sutherland
- Donald Sutherland
- Donald Sutherland
- Donald Sutherland
- Donald Sutherland
80 minutes, 1978
This is an in-depth look at the harvest in a North China commune. Intensive cropping methods and the orchestrated effort of all commune members at harvest time make it possible to support a population of 14 500 on only 1200 hectares of land. All activity on the commune is geared for production, be it the collection of waste for further processing, the building of new homes in the off-season, or the operation of small industries to obtain additional income for the commune. The film shows a conserver society in action, jolting Western viewers into realizing how much we really waste.
Source: Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)
