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The tank man [digital videodisc] / written, produced and directed by Antony Thomas ; co-producer, Carleen Ling-an Hsu ; a Frontline coproduction with Antony Thomas Productions Ltd. and Channel 4.

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[Mass.?] : WGBH Educational Foundation ; [S.l.] : Distributed by PBS Home Video, [2006]

Student movements -- China.

China -- History -- Tiananmen Square Incident, 1989.

1 videodisc (ca. 90 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

Widescreen version.

1. Prologue -- 2. Tens of millions of protestors -- 3. The theater of massacre -- 4. China's rise -- 5. Two Chinas -- 6. The struggle to control information.

On June 5, 1989, one day after Chinese troops expelled thousands of demonstrators from Tiananmen Square, a solitary, unarmed protester stood his ground before a column of tanks advancing down the Avenue of Eternal Peace. Captured by Western photographers, this extraordinary confrontation became an icon of the fight for freedom around the world. Filmmaker Antony Thomas investigates the identity, fate, and significance of the tank man.

Not rated; viewer discretion is advised.

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