The Letter to a Chinese Friend

Name: The Letter to a Chinese Friend
Director: Aleksandr Medvedkin
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1969-01-01
Duration: 10 min
Rating: 6.5

196910m

★ 6.5

Documentary

Film by Aleksandr Medvekin to a metonymic Chinese friend, advocating against Mao and the Ussuri River Skirmish.

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