Dragon Seed
E537315
"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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dragon Seed canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5643852 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dragon Seed Context triple: [Frances Rafferty, notableWork, Dragon Seed]
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A.
Seed of God
Seed of God is a Quaker term for the divine Inner Light believed to dwell within every person as a direct presence of God.
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B.
People of the Dawn
People of the Dawn is a term referring to the Wabanaki peoples, an Indigenous confederacy of the Northeastern Woodlands known for their deep cultural, linguistic, and historical ties to the dawn-lit regions of northeastern North America.
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C.
The Seer
The Seer is a 1947 abstract painting by American artist Adolph Gottlieb, exemplifying his Pictograph style that combines symbolic imagery with expressive abstraction.
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D.
Arular
Arular is the critically acclaimed debut studio album by British-Sri Lankan artist M.I.A., known for its politically charged lyrics and innovative fusion of electronic, hip hop, and world music.
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E.
The Four Trees
The Four Trees is one of Claude Monet’s Poplars paintings, depicting a stand of trees along the Epte River in his characteristic Impressionist style.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dragon Seed Target entity description: "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.
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A.
Seed of God
Seed of God is a Quaker term for the divine Inner Light believed to dwell within every person as a direct presence of God.
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B.
People of the Dawn
People of the Dawn is a term referring to the Wabanaki peoples, an Indigenous confederacy of the Northeastern Woodlands known for their deep cultural, linguistic, and historical ties to the dawn-lit regions of northeastern North America.
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C.
The Seer
The Seer is a 1947 abstract painting by American artist Adolph Gottlieb, exemplifying his Pictograph style that combines symbolic imagery with expressive abstraction.
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D.
Arular
Arular is the critically acclaimed debut studio album by British-Sri Lankan artist M.I.A., known for its politically charged lyrics and innovative fusion of electronic, hip hop, and world music.
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E.
The Four Trees
The Four Trees is one of Claude Monet’s Poplars paintings, depicting a stand of trees along the Epte River in his characteristic Impressionist style.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts | resistance to Japanese occupation ⓘ |
| director |
Harold S. Bucquet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
Katherine Albert NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Edson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingContext | Japanese-occupied China ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Agnes Moorehead
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dragon Seed Description of subject: "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.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.