How Yukong Moved the Mountains

How Yukong Moved the Mountains (French: Comment Yukong déplaça les montagnes) is a series of 12 documentary films directed by Marceline Loridan-Ivens and Joris Ivens about the Cultural Revolution. Ivens and his partner Loridan worked on the film between 1972 and 1974, and it was finally released in France in 1976. The film's title refers to Yugong Yishan, an ancient fable about the virtues of perseverance and willpower. At 763 minutes, it is one of the longest theatrical films by running time.

How Yukong Moved the Mountains
Directed byJoris Ivens
Marceline Loridan
Release date
  • 10 March 1976 (1976-03-10) (Paris)
Running time
763 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
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