Drama
Dragon Seed
“M-G-M's immortal production of the great novel”
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.
Directed by Jack Conway, Harold S. Bucquet
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User score
19 votes
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Status
Released
Released
July 20, 1944
Runtime
2h 28m
Language
English
Budget → Revenue
$3.1M → $4.6M
Top 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
Anna Demetrio
Wu Sao
Lionel Barrymore
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Claire Du Brey
Hysterical Woman (uncredited)
Philip Ahn
Leader of City People (uncredited)
Benson Fong
Sudent (uncredited)
