Dragon Seed (1944)
Dragon Seed (1944)
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Plot.
The lives of a small Chinese village are turned Upside down when the Japanese invade it. An heroic young Chinese woman leads her fellow villagers in an uprising against Japanese Invaders.
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Currently Dragon Seed is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Apple TV, Amazon Video
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 20, 1944
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 25m
Content RatingNR
Budget$3,070,000
Box Office$4,627,000
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Wiki.
Dragon Seed is a 1944 American war drama film, about Japan's WWII-era actions in China.The movie directed by Jack Conway and Harold S. Bucquet, based on the 1942 novel of the same name by Pearl S. Buck. The film stars Katharine Hepburn, Walter Huston, Aline MacMahon, Akim Tamiroff, and Turhan Bey. It 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 the headstrong Jade (Hepburn) stands up to the Japanese.
Aline MacMahon was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.