“新历史主义”主张立足于历史的语境,重视读者与作者的感情介入,对历史文本进行整体审视和综合解读,这种观点对中国革命历史题材纪录片创作具有指导意义。本文以纪录片《震撼世界的长征》为例进行具体分析,从历史观更新、文献资料发掘、解读历史方式、历史的现实观照四个方面论述了“新历史主义”理论在中国革命历史题材纪录片创作中的应用,为同类题材纪录片的创作提供启迪。 “New Historicism ” advocates that based on the context of history, attaching importance to the emotional intervention of readers and authors, and making a comprehensive examination and comprehensive interpretation of historical texts, this viewpoints are instructive for the creation of the documentary film of Chinese revolutionary history. Taking the documentary “The Long March Shocking the World” as an example, this paper analyzes the historical theme of “New Historicism” in the history of China from four aspects: the historical outlook update, the excavation of the literature data, the interpretation of the historical mode and the historical reality. The application of documentary creation provides inspiration for the creation of documentary films of similar themes.