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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Quotes from Dragon Seed
Ling Tan:
[to Jade] Remember, my child, that the woman is the root and the man is the tree. The tree grows only as high as the root is strong.
Lao Ta Tan - Eldest Son: [rhetorically] Do you not know that in a woman eagerness passes for weakness?
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.
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Lao Ta Tan - Eldest Son: [rhetorically] Do you not know that in a woman eagerness passes for weakness?
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.
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Facts about Dragon Seed
M-G-M announced that Keye Luke was cast as a "Student Lecturer" but he was not seen in the film.
Actor Robert Lewis functioned also as screen test director and dialogue director.
In January 1944, Harold S. Bucquet took over as director when Jack Conway became ill, and he was awarded co-director credit.
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Actor Robert Lewis functioned also as screen test director and dialogue director.
In January 1944, Harold S. Bucquet took over as director when Jack Conway became ill, and he was awarded co-director credit.
read more facts about Dragon Seed...