Dragon Seed

Name: Dragon Seed
Genre: Drama
Released: 1944-07-20
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Walter Huston, Aline MacMahon, Akim Tamiroff, Turhan Bey

M-G-M's immortal production of the great novel

1944NR2h 28mMovie

Life in a small Chinese village is turned upside down when the Japanese invade it. A heroic young Chinese woman leads her fellow villagers in an uprising against the Japanese invaders.

Drama
China
Based On Novel Or Book
Japanese Occupation Of China

Where to watch

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Cast

Katharine HepburnJade Tan
Walter HustonLing Tan
Aline MacMahonLing Tan's Wife
Akim TamiroffWu Lien
Turhan BeyLao Er Tan - Middle Son
Hurd HatfieldLao San Tan - Youngest Son
J. Carrol NaishJapanese Kitchen Overseer
Agnes MooreheadThird Cousin's Wife
Henry TraversThird Cousin
Robert BiceLao Ta Tan - Eldest Son
Robert LewisCaptain Sato
Frances RaffertyOrchid Tan - Lao Ta's Wife
Jacqueline deWitWu Lien's Wife
Clarence LungFourth Cousin

Details

Director: Harold S. Bucquet, Jack Conway
Writers: Marguerite Roberts, Jane Murfin, Pearl S. Buck
Release date: July 20, 1944
Runtime: 2h 28m
Budget: $3.1M
Box office: $4.6M worldwide
Original language: English
Studios: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Platform	Score	Points
IMDb1,428 votes	5.9	5 pts
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Platform	Score	Points
IMDb1,428 votes	5.9	5 pts
Rotten Tomatoes	not available	skipped
Metacritic	not available	skipped
Letterboxd	not available	skipped