Underplayed Gems

Behind the Great Wall of China (1958)

Behind the Great Wall of China poster
Original title
Derrière la grande muraille
Directed by
Robert Ménégoz
Genre
documentary film
Country
France
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young woman engineer travels across China to work on a mountain railway construction project. She sees the country's struggles as it prepares for industrialization.

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What happens

Derrière la grande muraille est un film français réalisé par Robert Ménégoz, sorti en 1958. Une jeune fille vient d'obtenir son diplôme d'ingénieur. Affectée à un chantier de construction d'une ligne de chemin de fer en montagne, elle parcourt une partie de la Chine pour rejoindre son poste, découvrant ainsi les difficultés auxquelles le pays est confronté pour préparer l'industrialisation qui lui est indispensable. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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