A Tale of the Wind
Mar 19 1989
•1h 20m
•Documentary
It is an autobiographical fiction starring Ivens as an old man who has spent his life trying to "tame the wind and harness the sea" by capturing them on film.
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Joris Ivens
Self
Liu Zhuang
Wang Delong
Wang Hong
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