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Quick Facts

DirectorChris Marker

Runtime0h 19m

GenresDocumentary

Release1956-11-01

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Sunday in Peking

Name: Sunday in Peking
Released: 1956-11-01

1956· 0h 19m· Documentary

Chris Marker’s travel essay Sunday in Peking transforms a long-held childhood dream into a cinematic journey through Beijing. Blending documentary observation with reflective narration, Marker captures the city’s rhythms, traditions, and everyday life in mid-1950s China with his signature curiosity and lyricism.

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Key Crew

DirectorChris Marker

WriterChris Marker

ProducerPaul Paviot

Director of PhotographyChris Marker

Full cast & crew (1 cast · 5 crew)

Details

Released1956-11-01

Runtime0h 19m

StatusReleased

StudiosPavox Films · Argos films

LanguagesFrench

CountriesFrance

Rating6.4/10 · 23 votes

Original languagefr

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