North China Factory
This documentary from 1980 depicts a factory community in China where over 6000 workers process, spin and weave raw cotton into 90 million yards of high-quality cloth per year. Also seen are the workers' residential, social, recreational and educational facilities, all located on factory property. The film presents an engrossing study of a lifestyle that is very different from that of the Western world.
Director: Boyce Richardson
Cast
Donald Sutherland
Narrator (voice)
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Details
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release
- Jan 1, 1980
- Runtime
- 56m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Studios
- ONF | NFB
- Director
- Boyce Richardson