Talk:Nanking (film)

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[edit] Removing promotional text copied from NANKING film web site

The following appears to be lifted right from the film's web site, and could therefore be considered mirroring WP:NOT#MIRROR or advertising WP:ADVERT. David Spalding (☎ ✉ ✍) 05:39, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

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Nanking is a documentary film that tells the story of the Nanking massacre, one of the most tragic events in history. In the winter of 1937, the invading Japanese army murdered over 200,000 and raped tens of thousands of Chinese. In the midst of the horror, a small group of European and American expatriates banded together to save 250,000 -- an act of extraordinary heroism.

Reading from letters and diaries, actors bring to life the Western missionaries, professors, and businessmen who risked their own lives daily to protect innocent Chinese from slaughter. Through these performances, Nanking unfolds as if the event is happening before our eyes.

At the heart of the film is John Rabe (Jügen Prochnow), a German businessman who has been called the Oskar Schindler of China. A chief architect of the Safety Zone that rescued thousands in Nanking, Rabe stands bravely alongside Bob Wilson (Woody Harrelson), the only surgeon remaining to care for legions of victims, and Minnie Vautrin (Mariel Hemingway), an educator who passionately defends the lives and honor of Nanking's women.

These performances and others are interwoven with original interviews of Chinese survivors who tell their own stories in heartbreaking detail; with chilling archival footage of the events; and with testimonies of Japanese soldiers who participated in the rampage.

[edit] Funding

Web mogul spends his money on Nanking documentary--Daveswagon 16:38, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

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This article is fully-editable. Cheers. --MZMcBride 20:47, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

{{Editprotected}} I need to add some headings to the Film Credits section. I would like to add co-producer line producers associate producers

Thanks!