Dragon Seed (1944) | |
| Director(s) | Harold S. Bucquet, Jack Conway |
| Producer(s) | Pandro S. Berman |
| Top Genres | Drama, Historical, War |
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Dragon Seed (1944) was a Drama - Historical Film directed by Jack Conway and Harold S. Bucquet and produced by Pandro S. Berman.
Academy Awards 1944 --- Ceremony Number 17 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Supporting Actress | Aline MacMahon | Nominated |
| Best Cinematography | Sidney Wagner | Nominated |
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Dragon Seed(1944) and The Good Earth(1937).
By Dawn on Oct 18, 2010 From Noir and Chick FlicksDragon Seed(1944).War film. Cast: Katharine Hepburn. Based on a best-selling book by Pearl S. Buck, the film is about a peaceful village in China that has been invaded by the Imperial Japanese army during the Second Sino-Japanese war. In the valley of Ling, China, Ling Tan and his family plant rice... Read full article
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Ling Tan:
How can you dig such a thing without help? The earth is stubborn.
Ling Tan's Wife: Heaven gave me the thought. Heaven will provide the help. The shovel is there.
Ling Tan's Wife: [referring to a Japanese officer] Why do you not defy him?
Ling Tan: Alive I can hold my land. Dead I can only hold as much as I am buried in.
Wu Lien: Yes, yes, I read often in the winter to warm my blood, sometimes in the summer to cool it.
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Ling Tan's Wife: Heaven gave me the thought. Heaven will provide the help. The shovel is there.
Ling Tan's Wife: [referring to a Japanese officer] Why do you not defy him?
Ling Tan: Alive I can hold my land. Dead I can only hold as much as I am buried in.
Wu Lien: Yes, yes, I read often in the winter to warm my blood, sometimes in the summer to cool it.
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Facts about
On 21 October 1943, M-G-M was given permission to film exterior night scenes, not allowed since the wartime ban was instituted in 1941
Actor Robert Lewis functioned also as screen test director and dialogue director.
M-G-M announced that Keye Luke was cast as a "Student Lecturer" but he was not seen in the film.
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Actor Robert Lewis functioned also as screen test director and dialogue director.
M-G-M announced that Keye Luke was cast as a "Student Lecturer" but he was not seen in the film.
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