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Dragon Seed

6.819442h 28mNRMovieDrama

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.

DirectorsHarold S. Bucquet·Jack Conway
WritersMarguerite Roberts·Jane Murfin
ProducerPandro S. Berman

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Cast · Directed by Harold S. Bucquet

KHKatharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn
Jade Tan
WHWalter Huston
Walter Huston
Ling Tan
AMAline MacMahon
Aline MacMahon
Ling Tan's Wife
ATAkim Tamiroff
Akim Tamiroff
Wu Lien
TBTurhan Bey
Turhan Bey
Lao Er Tan - Middle Son
HHHurd Hatfield
Hurd Hatfield
Lao San Tan - Youngest Son
JNJ. Carrol Naish
J. Carrol Naish
Japanese Kitchen Overseer
AMAgnes Moorehead
Agnes Moorehead
Third Cousin's Wife
HTHenry Travers
Henry Travers
Third Cousin
RBRobert Bice
Robert Bice
Lao Ta Tan - Eldest Son
RLRobert Lewis
Robert Lewis
Captain Sato
FRFrances Rafferty
Frances Rafferty
Orchid Tan - Lao Ta's Wife

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