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Dragon Seed

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Dragon Seed

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

6.6

2h 28m

1944

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

Synopsis

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.

Director

Harold S. Bucquet

Jack Conway

Trailer

Drama

chinabased on novel or bookjapanese occupation of china

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Cast & Crew

Katharine Hepburn

Katharine Hepburn

as Jade Tan

Walter Huston

Walter Huston

as Ling Tan

Aline MacMahon

Aline MacMahon

as Ling Tan's Wife

Akim Tamiroff

Akim Tamiroff

as Wu Lien

Turhan Bey

Turhan Bey

as Lao Er Tan - Middle Son

Hurd Hatfield

Hurd Hatfield

as Lao San Tan - Youngest Son

J. Carrol Naish

J. Carrol Naish

as Japanese Kitchen Overseer

Agnes Moorehead

Agnes Moorehead

as Third Cousin's Wife

Henry Travers

Henry Travers

as Third Cousin

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