The Gate of Heavenly Peace
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Carma Hinton
Wang Dan
Carma Hinton
Deborah Amos
Lu Jinghua
Ding Zilin
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
On June 4th, 1989, students and workers occupied Beijing's Tiananmen Square and the world watched China struggle with this wrenching upheaval in the name of democracy. Filmmakers Carma Hinton and Richard Gordon reveal the complexity of the event which, tragically, led to a deepening of political repression.
Cast
Wang Dan
Carma Hinton
Deborah Amos
Lu Jinghua
Ding Zilin
He Yong
Chen Yizi
Zhao Hongliang
Chai Ling
Liang Xiaoyan
Xiang Xiaoji
Wuer Kaixi
Ge Yang
Feng Congde
Dai Qing
Deng Xiaoping
Wu Guoguang
Hou Dejian
Liu Xiaobo
Han Dongfang
Crew
David Allen
Alberta Arthurs
Geremie Barme
Geremie Barme
Geremie Barme
Luna Behar
Rosalind Bentley
Nancy Berliner
Bob Bernstein
Laurie Block
Tom Brokaw
Tim Callahan
Tim Callahan
John Cameron
Karen Cariani
David Carnochan
David Carnochan
Katherine Ch'iu Hinton
K C Chang
Nora Chang
Nora Chang
Shou Cheng
Pearl Chou
Charles Phred Churchill
Cathy Clayton
John Crowley
Phil Cunningham
Jimmy Daglish
Aaron Deneberg
Dorothy Edelman
Jack Edelman
Raye Farr
Eileen Finkelstein
Michael Frisch
Joan Gaines
John Gaines
Mia Galison
Elliot Gamson
Merle Goldman
Harriet Gordon
Richard Gordon
Richard Gordon
Howard Granowitz
Scott Greathead
Alex Griswold
David Haas
Harry Harding
Shady Hartshorne
Nancy Hearst
Gail Hershatter
Gail Hershatter
Carma Hinton
William Hinton
Dong Hua
David Jackson
Linda Jaivin
Lewanne Jones
Ed Joyce
Joanne Kaliontzis
Phyllis Kaufman
Kathy Kennedy
Kathy Kline
Peter Kovler
Marty Kurcias
Nick Kurzon
Ellen Laing
Banary K Lam
Leo Lee
D W Leitner
Joy Lewis
Debbie Lou
Juan Mandelbaum
Frank Marshall
Greg Mccleary
Zhang Meixi
Robin Munro
Andrew Nathan
Barry Naughton
Dede Nickerson
William Parish
Rick Pendleton
Elizabeth Perry
Mark Pevsner
Kim Roberts
Kim Roberts
Kim Roberts
Valerie Samson
Orville Schell
Walter Scheuer
Emily Scott
Ed Searles
R Shulsky
David Shadrack Smith
Bertha Sneck
Jonathan Spence
Louise Stevenson
Lynn Szwaja
Elizabeth Taylor-mead
Geof Thurber
Susie Tompkins
Audrey Un
Andrew Walder
Kai S Wang
Jeffrey Wasserstrom
Barbara Watkins
Dick Williams
Lise Yasui
Michael Yetter
Liang Yi
Phyllis Yongyu
Marilyn Young
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in Australia October 22, 1996
Released in United States May 17, 1996
Released in United States Spring May 17, 1996
Broadcast in USA over PBS on series "Frontline" June 4, 1996.
Shown at 19th Asian American International Film Festival July 19-21 & 25-28, 1996.
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (market) February 15-26, 1996.
Shown at New York Film Festival September 29 - October 15, 1995.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 4-20, 1996.
Shown in New York City (MoMA) as part of series "Nota Bene" April 11 & 14, 1996.
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Filmmaker Carma Hinton was born in China to American parents and lived there until age 21, when she moved to the United States to attend the University of Pennsylvania. Her father, William Hinton, is a prominent scholar who has examined China's land reform in his books "Fanshen" and "Shenfan."
Released in United States May 17, 1996 (Laemmle's Grande; Los Angeles)
Released in United States Spring May 17, 1996
Released in Australia October 22, 1996
