Directed by
| John Fernhout | ... | (as John Ferno) |
| Joris Ivens | ||
Writing Credits
| Joris Ivens | ... | (screenplay) |
| Dudley Nichols | ... | (commentary) |
Cast (in credits order)
| Fredric March | ... | Narration (voice) | |
| Morris Carnovsky | ... | Additional Voice (voice) | |
| Sidney Lumet | ... | Additional Voice (voice) (as Sydney Lumet) | |
| Robert Q. Lewis | ... | Additional Voice (voice) (as Robert Lewis) | |
| Alfred Ryder | ... | Additional Voice (voice) | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Adelaide Bean | ... | Additional Voice (voice) |
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Lai Sek | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Yat-sen Sun | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Kai-Shek Chiang | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Madame Chiang | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
Music by
| Hanns Eisler | ||
Cinematography by
| Robert Capa | ||
| John Fernhout | ... | (as John Ferno) |
| Joris Ivens | ||
| H.S. Wong | ... | (uncredited) |
Editing by
| Helen van Dongen | ... | (as Helen Van Dongen) |
Music Department
| Hanns Eisler | ... | music |
| Harry Robin | ... | music assistant |
| Eric Simon | ... | music assistant |
| Dr. Fritz Stiedy | ... | conductor |
| Roman Totenberg | ... | concertmaster |
| Chung-Lo Wei | ... | musician: pipa |
Additional Crew
| Robert Capa | ... | assistant: China |
| G.L. George | ... | assistant |
| Pearl Mullin | ... | researcher |
| David Wolff | ... | assistant |
| H.S. Wong | ... | additional material: Shanghai |
| Jack Young | ... | expedition leader |
