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The Good Earth (1937) [NR]

Release Date:
June 2, 1937

Original Title:
The Good Earth

Alternate Titles:
De goede aarde
Den goda jorden
Den gode jord
Hyvä maa
La Terre chinoise
Sarı Esirler
Terra Bendita
Terra dos Deuses
Ziemia błogosławiona
Édes anyaföld
Благословенная земля

Genres:
Drama | History | Romance

Production Companies:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
JP: G  US: NR 

Runtime: 139

China… Land of unrest… Tomorrow they may starve!

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China, during the rule of the Qing Dynasty. The arranged marriage between Wang Lung, a humble farmer, and O-Lan, a domestic slave, will endure the many hardships of life over the years; but the temptations of a fragile prosperity will endanger their love and the survival of their entire family.

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Art Direction:
Cedric Gibbons
Harry Oliver

Assistant Art Director:
A. Arnold Gillespie
Edwin B. Willis

Associate Producer:
Albert Lewin

Director:
Sidney Franklin

Director of Photography:
Karl Freund

Editor:
Slavko Vorkapich
Basil Wrangell

In Memory Of:
Irving Thalberg

Novel:
Pearl S. Buck

Original Music Composer:
Herbert Stothart

Recording Supervision:
Douglas Shearer

Screenplay:
Claudine West
Talbot Jennings
Tess Slesinger

Theatre Play:
Donald Davis
Owen Davis

Wardrobe Supervisor:
Dolly Tree

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