Dragon Seed

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Dragon Seed

"M-G-M's immortal production of the great novel"

1944

2h 28m

6.4(15 votes)

Drama

Overview

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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Cast & Crew

30 members

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Katharine Hepburn

Jade Tan

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Walter Huston

Ling Tan

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Aline MacMahon

Ling Tan's Wife

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Akim Tamiroff

Wu Lien

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Turhan Bey

Lao Er Tan - Middle Son

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Hurd Hatfield

Lao San Tan - Youngest Son

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J. Carrol Naish

Japanese Kitchen Overseer

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Agnes Moorehead

Third Cousin's Wife

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Henry Travers

Third Cousin

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Robert Bice

Lao Ta Tan - Eldest Son

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Robert Lewis

Captain Sato

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Frances Rafferty

Orchid Tan - Lao Ta's Wife

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Jacqueline deWit

Wu Lien's Wife

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Clarence Lung

Fourth Cousin

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Paul E. Burns

Shen - Neighbor

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Anna Demetrio

Wu Sao

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Lionel Barrymore

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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Claire Du Brey

Hysterical Woman (uncredited)

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Philip Ahn

Leader of City People (uncredited)

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Benson Fong

Sudent (uncredited)

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Leonard Mudie

Old Peddler Selling Poison (uncredited)

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Abner Biberman

Capt. Yasuda (uncredited)

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Ted Hecht

Maj. Yohagi (uncredited)

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Victor Wong

Japanese Officer (uncredited)

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Al Hill

Japanese Officer (uncredited)

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Jay Novello

Japanese Soldier (uncredited)

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Richard Wang

Japanese Soldier (uncredited)

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Philip Van Zandt

Japanese Guard (uncredited)

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Spencer Chan

Farmer (uncredited)

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Teru Shimada

Villager (uncredited)

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