China
Shortly before Pearl Harbor, American opportunist Jones and partner Johnny are in China to sell oil to the invading Japanese army. Cynical about the sufferings of the Chinese, Jones meets compassionate teacher Carolyn Grant while travelling cross-country to Shanghai. Sparks fly between these strong-willed characters, neither budging an inch. But when Jones witnesses a Japanese atrocity, his feelings toward his customers (and Carolyn) begin to change...
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Amid war-torn 1941 China, an American profiteer becomes an unlikely hero. Fleeing Japanese bombs with a schoolteacher, orphaned baby, and young refugees, David Jones faces love, loss, and a brutal awakening to war’s horrors. When tragedy strikes, he joins Chinese guerrillas on a daring mission to block a deadly invasion—at the cost of everything. A gripping tale of sacrifice and redemption. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/china-1943/
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- Director
- John Farrow
- Starring
- Alan Ladd, Loretta Young, William Bendix, Philip Ahn, Iris Wong, Victor Sen Yung, Marianne Quon, Richard Loo
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