---
title: 'When Asia Speaks (1944)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gordon Weisenborn'
released: '1944-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/when-asia-speaks-1944'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367224/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# When Asia Speaks (1944)

1944 · Documentary · Canada


## Synopsis

When Asia Speaks is a 19-minute film produced in 1944 by Stuart Legg and directed by Gordon Weisenborn for the National Film Board of Canada series The World in Action. The film is narrated by broadcaster Lorne Greene. When Asia Speaks describes the disparity between the riches of Asia and the poverty of the masses during the Second World War that have led to nationalist movements in Asia. The film's French version title is Le Réveil de l'Asie.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gordon Weisenborn](https://cinepixo.com/people/gordon-weisenborn)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Lucio Agostini](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucio-agostini)
- **Producer:** [Stuart Legg](https://cinepixo.com/people/stuart-legg)

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