Dragon Seed

Dragon Seed (1944)

Genres - Drama, History, War  |   Release Date - Jul 20, 1944  |   Run Time - 148 min.  |   Countries - United States of America  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Description by Wikipedia

Dragon Seed is a 1944 American war drama film, about Japan's WWII-era actions in China.The movie directed by Jack Conway and Harold S. Bucquet, based on the 1942 novel of the same name by Pearl S. Buck. The film stars Katharine Hepburn, Walter Huston, Aline MacMahon, Akim Tamiroff, and Turhan Bey. It portrays a peaceful village in China that has been invaded by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War. The men in the village choose to adopt a peaceful attitude toward their conquerors, but the headstrong Jade (Hepburn) stands up to the Japanese.

Movie Info

Budget

$3,000,000

Tags

China, Japan, War Drama

Attributes

Narrative Location: China
Subject: war drama, World War II

Alternate Titles

A Estirpe do Dragão
BR
Canavar tohumu
TR
De zweep
BE
Drachensaat
AT
Dragon Seed
CA, GB, US
Drakenzaad
NL
Drakou genna
GR
Draksådd
SE
Estirpe de dragón
ES
La estirpe del dragón
AR, MX
La stirpe del drago
IT
Les fils du dragon
BE, CA, FR
Lohikäärmeen satoa
FI
O Filho do Dragão
PT
Sămânţa dragonului
RO
Smocze nasienie
PL