Dragon Seed
“M-G-M's immortal production of the great novel”
1944•NR•2h 28m•6.7•Released
Drama
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
Writer
Marguerite Roberts, Jane Murfin
Budget
$3M
Revenue
$5M
Languages
English
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Katharine Hepburn
Jade Tan
Walter Huston
Ling Tan
Aline MacMahon
Ling Tan's Wife
Akim Tamiroff
Wu Lien
Turhan Bey
Lao Er Tan - Middle Son
Hurd Hatfield
Lao San Tan - Youngest Son
J. Carrol Naish
Japanese Kitchen Overseer
Agnes Moorehead
Third Cousin's Wife
Henry Travers
Third Cousin
Robert Bice
Lao Ta Tan - Eldest Son
Robert Lewis
Captain Sato
Frances Rafferty
Orchid Tan - Lao Ta's Wife
Jacqueline deWit
Wu Lien's Wife
Clarence Lung
Fourth Cousin
Paul E. Burns
Shen - Neighbor
Production
Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Producer
Pandro S. Berman
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