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Dragon Seed

1944 · 148 min · Director: Jack Conway, Harold S. Bucquet ★ IMDb 5.9 · 1,435 ratings

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Life in a small Chinese village is turned upside down when the Japanese invade it. A heroic young Chinese woman leads her fellow villagers in an uprising against the Japanese invaders.

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Dragon Seed (1944) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Inspiration 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Inspiration, Sadness. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.

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Cast

WH
Walter Huston

Ling Tan

AM
Aline MacMahon

TB
Turhan Bey

RB
Robert Bice

RB
Robert Bice

Lao Ta Tan - Eldest Son

RL
Robert Lewis

Captain Sato

FR
Frances Rafferty

Orchid Tan - Lao Ta's Wife

Jd
Jacqueline deWit

Wu Lien's Wife

CL
Clarence Lung

Fourth Cousin

PE
Paul E. Burns

Shen - Neighbor

AD
Anna Demetrio

Wu Sao

Lionel Barrymore

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

CD
Claire Du Brey

Hysterical Woman (uncredited)

PA
Philip Ahn

Leader of City People (uncredited)

BF
Benson Fong

Sudent (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Jack Conway, Harold S. Bucquet
Written by
Marguerite Roberts, Jane Murfin, Pearl S. Buck
Type
Movies
Released
1944
Runtime
148 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.9 · 1,435 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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