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The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir (1975)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 14M

Director : Shirley MacLaine, Claudia Weill

Synopsis

Documentary on mainland Chinese life. Directed, produced, written, and narrated by Shirley MacLaine, the film follows her First American Women’s Friendship Delegation to China. The delegation consisted of all women, including a four-woman film crew.

Actors

Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine

Crews

Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine
Director
Claudia Weill
Claudia Weill
Director
Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine
Writer
Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine
Producer
Joan Weidman
Joan Weidman
Cinematography
Claudia Weill
Claudia Weill
Cinematography
Claudia Weill
Claudia Weill
Editor
Aviva Slesin
Aviva Slesin
Editor

Posters and backgrounds

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