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Dragons of the Sea: China's Forgotten Fleet

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In 1405, a gigantic fleet weighs its anchors in the Nanjing harbour. 200 ships and a crew of 27,000 men, under the supreme command of imperial Admiral Zheng He, embark on the first of seven expeditions, taking them via Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia all the way to Iran and Africa. This film portrays one of the greatest seafarers of all times, who, almost a century before Columbus, set out to discover the world.
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Qian Chen

Director

Simon Chilvers

Actor

Qian Chen

Writer

Uwe Kersken

Producer

Zhuoyu Li

Producer

Sida Guo

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Synopsis In 1405, a gigantic fleet weighs its anchors in the Nanjing harbour. 200 ships and a crew of 27,000 men, under the supreme command of imperial Admiral Zheng He, embark on the first of seven expeditions, taking them via Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia all the way to Iran and Africa. This film portrays one of the greatest seafarers of all times, who, almost a century before Columbus, set out to discover the world.
Director
Qian Chen
Producer
Uwe Kersken, Zhuoyu Li
Screenwriter
Qian Chen
Production Co
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), Gruppe 5 Filmproduktion GmbH
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
German
Runtime
52m