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Dragon Seed 
movie posterDirected by Harold S. Bucquet
Jack ConwayProduced by Pandro S. Berman Written by Pearl S. Buck (novel)
Marguerite Roberts
Jane MurfinStarring Katharine Hepburn
Aline MacMahonMusic by Herbert Stothart Cinematography Sidney Wagner Editing by Harold F. Kress Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Loew'sRelease date(s) July 20, 1944 (U.S.) Running time 147 min. Country United States Language English Dragon Seed is a 1944 war drama film starring Katharine Hepburn. Based on a best-selling book by Pearl S. Buck, the film portrays a peaceful village in China that has been invaded by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese war. The men in the village choose to adopt a peaceful attitude toward their conquerors, but Jade (played by Hepburn), a headstrong woman, stands up to the Japanese.
Aline MacMahon was nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actress.
Cast
- Katharine Hepburn as Jade
- Walter Huston as Ling Tan
- Aline MacMahon as Ling Tan's Wife
- Akim Tamiroff as Wu Lien
- Turhan Bey as Lao Er Tan
- Hurd Hatfield as Lao San Tan
- J. Carrol Naish as Japanese Kitchen Overseer
- Agnes Moorehead as Third Cousin's Wife
- Henry Travers as Third Cousin
- Robert Bice as Lao Ta Tan
- Robert Lewis as Captain Sato
- Frances Rafferty as Orchid Tan
- Leonard Strong as a Japanese Official
- Jacqueline deWit as Wu Lien's Wife
- Clarence Lung as Fourth Cousin
- Paul E. Burns as Neighbor Shen
- Anna Demetrio as Wu Sao
External links
- Dragon Seed at the Internet Movie Database
- Dragon Seed at the TCM Movie Database
- Dragon Seed at AllRovi
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Related articles Awards and nominations • Coco • Houghton family • The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center • Katharine Houghton • Katharine Martha Houghton Hepburn • The Lake • Spencer TracyCategories:- American films
- 1944 films
- 1940s drama films
- American drama films
- English-language films
- Films based on novels
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
- Second Sino-Japanese War films
- Films directed by Jack Conway
- Films directed by Harold S. Bucquet
- Films set in China
- World War II films made in wartime
- War film stubs
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