Dragon Seed
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"Dragon Seed" is a 1944 American war drama film set in Japanese-occupied China during World War II, adapted from Pearl S. Buck’s novel and known for its portrayal of Chinese villagers resisting invasion.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American war drama film
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film ⓘ |
| academyAwardNomination |
Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
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Best Supporting Actress ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Pearl S. Buck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Dragon Seed (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Sidney Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts | resistance to Japanese occupation ⓘ |
| director |
Harold S. Bucquet
NERFINISHED
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Jack Conway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discusses | impact of war on rural Chinese communities ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editor | Frank Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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war film ⓘ |
| historicalTheme | Sino-Japanese War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfSubtitles | English ⓘ |
| leadActorForCharacterJade | Katharine Hepburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadCharacterName | Jade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Herbert Stothart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nomineeBestSupportingActress | Aline MacMahon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | portrayal of Chinese villagers resisting invasion ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| oscarNominations | 2 ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Chinese villagers resist the Japanese invasion during World War II. ⓘ |
| producer | Pandro S. Berman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfSourceWork | 1942 ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1940s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 148 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Jane Murfin
NERFINISHED
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Katherine Albert NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Edson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingContext | Japanese-occupied China ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Agnes Moorehead
NERFINISHED
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Akim Tamiroff NERFINISHED ⓘ Aline MacMahon NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Travers NERFINISHED ⓘ Hurd Hatfield NERFINISHED ⓘ J. Carrol Naish NERFINISHED ⓘ Katharine Hepburn NERFINISHED ⓘ Turhan Bey NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Huston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Dragon Seed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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