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Dragon Seed

1944 · 148 min

A solemn, old-fashioned wartime drama that builds quiet tension as a village resists occupation, earnest and stirring but slow.

Directed by
Harold S. Bucquet, Jack Conway
Genres
Drama
Starring
Katharine Hepburn, Walter Huston, Aline MacMahon
Tagline
M-G-M's immortal production of the great novel
Overview
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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Directed by
Harold S. Bucquet, Jack Conway
Genres
Drama
Starring
Katharine Hepburn, Walter Huston, Aline MacMahon
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • survival
  • rebellion
  • gender
  • family
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Harold S. Bucquet, Jack Conway
Written by
Jane Murfin, Marguerite Roberts
Starring
Katharine Hepburn, Walter Huston, Aline MacMahon, Akim Tamiroff, Turhan Bey, Hurd Hatfield, J. Carrol Naish, Agnes Moorehead
Cinematography
Sidney Wagner
Runtime
148 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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