This is the original version of the much heralded "Raising The Bamboo Curtain" narrated and produced by legendary travel filmmaker Rick Ray. . Sneaking his cameras past Burmese and Cambodian customs officials and getting around the country to produce one of the best travel docs ever made, Rick has outdone himself - again!
Raise the Bamboo Curtain: Vietnam, Cambodia, and Burma is of 1 hour(s) and 35 minute(s). It is Produced By: Rick Ray Films. It was released on 1996-04-01.
Genres: Documentary
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