China Mission: The Chester Ronning Story
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Tom Radford's documentary chronicles the life of Chester Ronning, best remembered for his close and longstanding relationship with China. Over the course of his life, Ronning worked as a cowboy, ambassador, college president, missionary and a member of the Alberta legislature. But throughout all of his careers, his lifelong ambition was to explain China to the western world. His story is a rare example of the meeting of East and West in a compassionate, remarkable man.
Director
Tom Radford
Languages
English, Mandarin
Studio
ONF | NFB
Cast
Chester Ronning
Self
Zhou Enlai
Self (archival footage)
Cedric Smith
Self (narrator)
Production
Company
ONF | NFB
Producer
Michael Scott
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