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American producer seeks Beijing’s approval to film Mao movie in China

May 20th, 2007 · 5 Comments

From Variety: Producer Steven North is seeking approval from Beijiing authorities to use Chinese extras and locations to film “Challenging Heaven,” a movie about the rise of Mao Zedong and the creation of the PRC.
The screenplay by John Goldsmith is an amalgamation/adaptation of two books: Philip Short’s biography Mao and Sidney Rittenberg’s 1993 memoir The [...]

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