China Mission: The Chester Ronning Story
China Mission: The Chester Ronning Story Synopsis
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.
China Mission: The Chester Ronning Story is a documentary and war film directed by Tom Radford with a runtime of 57m. It stars Chester Ronning, Zhou Enlai and Cedric Smith.
- Director:
- Tom Radford
- Producers:
- Michael Scott
- Production:
- ONF | NFB
- Status:
- Released
China Mission: The Chester Ronning Story Cast & Crew
Main cast
- Chester Ronning
Chester Ronning
as Self
Zhou Enlai
as Self (archival footage)
Cedric Smith
as Self (narrator)
Key crew
Directed by Tom Radford, produced by Michael Scott.
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The main cast of China Mission: The Chester Ronning Story includes Chester Ronning, Zhou Enlai and Cedric Smith. The film was directed by Tom Radford. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.