| Dragon Seed | |
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| Based on | Dragon Seed 1942 novel by Pearl S. Buck |
| Produced by | Pandro S. Berman |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Sidney Wagner |
| Edited by | Harold F. Kress |
| Music by | Herbert Stothart |
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| Distributed by | Loew's Inc. |
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Running time | 147 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3 million[1] |
| Box office | $4.6 million[1] |
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.
Aline MacMahon was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.