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Movie Info

As the Second Sino-Japanese War erupts in 1937 with the Japanese invasion of northern China, the rural Tan family in southern China go about their daily chores without notice of the impending conflict. Jade (Katharine Hepburn), wife of Lao Er Tan (Turhan Bey), desires books, an unconventional request for a Chinese wife. But when war finally reaches the family, Jade is first to join the resistance, leading pacifist patriarch Ling Tan (Walter Huston) to concern over his family's entry in the war.

Genre:

drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Jack Conway, Harold S. Bucquet
Producer:

Pandro S. Berman
Release Date (Streaming):

Jan 19, 2017
Runtime:

2h 25m
Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast & Crew

Katharine Hepburn
Jade Tan

Walter Huston
Ling Tan

Aline MacMahon
Ling Tan's Wife

Akim Tamiroff
Wu Lien

Turhan Bey
Lao Er Tan

Hurd Hatfield
Lao San Tan

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Critic Reviews for Dragon Seed

All Critics (4) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (1)

A first class show. [Full review in Spanish]

September 18, 2019 | Full Review…

Elena de la Torre
Cine-Mundial
Quite moving, strong drama featuring Kate Hepburn.

April 20, 2008 | Rating: 4/5

Steve Crum
Video-Reviewmaster.com
One of MGM's worst melodramas of the 40s and a low point in the career of Hepburn, here miscast as a young and alert Chinese woman. Propaganda picture was made to please the government (and its Chinese allies) but by today's standards it's racist.

May 6, 2007 | Rating: D | Full Review…

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
That Caucasian actors are cast in the primary Oriental roles greatly detracts from the film's authenticity.

July 27, 2006 | Rating: B- | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
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