Dragon Seed

Dragon Seed

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

1944•2h 28m•6.6/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.6/10(17)

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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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Katharine Hepburn

Katharine Hepburn

Jade Tan

Walter Huston

Walter Huston

Ling Tan

Aline MacMahon

Aline MacMahon

Ling Tan's Wife

Akim Tamiroff

Akim Tamiroff

Wu Lien

Turhan Bey

Turhan Bey

Lao Er Tan - Middle Son

Hurd Hatfield

Hurd Hatfield

Lao San Tan - Youngest Son

J. Carrol Naish

J. Carrol Naish

Japanese Kitchen Overseer

Agnes Moorehead

Agnes Moorehead

Third Cousin's Wife

Henry Travers

Henry Travers

Third Cousin

Robert Bice

Robert Bice

Lao Ta Tan - Eldest Son

Robert Lewis

Robert Lewis

Captain Sato

Frances Rafferty

Frances Rafferty

Orchid Tan - Lao Ta's Wife

Jacqueline deWit

Jacqueline deWit

Wu Lien's Wife

Clarence Lung

Clarence Lung

Fourth Cousin

Paul E. Burns

Paul E. Burns

Shen - Neighbor

Anna Demetrio

Anna Demetrio

Wu Sao

Lionel Barrymore

Lionel Barrymore

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Claire Du Brey

Claire Du Brey

Hysterical Woman (uncredited)

Philip Ahn

Philip Ahn

Leader of City People (uncredited)

Benson Fong

Benson Fong

Sudent (uncredited)

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