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The good earth [videorecording] Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; [producer], Irving Grant Thalberg ; directed by Sidney Franklin ; screen play by Talbot Jennings, Tess Slesinger and Claudine West.

Connolly, Walter, 1887-1940 (actor.). Davis, Donald, 1904-1992 (Added Author). Davis, Owen, 1874-1956 (Added Author). Franklin, Sidney A., 1893-1972 (film director.). Freund, Karl, 1890-1969 (director of photography.). Grapewin, Charles, 1869-1956 (actor.). Jennings, Talbot. (screenwriter.). Losch, Tilly, 1904-1975 (actor.). Muni, Paul, 1895-1967 (actor.). Rainer, Luise, 1910-2014 (actor.). Ralph, Jessie. (actor.). Slesinger, Tess, 1905-1945 (screenwriter.). Stothart, Herbert, 1885-1949 (composer (expression)). Thalberg, Irving G., 1899-1936 (film producer.). West, Claudine, 1890-1943 (screenwriter.). Wrangel, Basil. (editor of moving image work.). Buck, Pearl S. (Pearl Sydenstricker), 1892-1973 Motion picture adaptation of (work): Good earth. (Added Author). Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (production company.). Warner Home Video (Firm), (film distributor.). Paul Muni, Luise Rainer, Walter Connolly, Tilly Losch, Charley Grapewin, Jessie Ralph, Soo Yong, Keye Luke. (Cast).

Summary:

A young farmer named Wang Lung marries a selfless, loyal slave girl, O-Lan. Wang is initially devoted to the land and rises to prosperity. Later, however, Wang deserts the land and takes a second wife and tragedy threatens to overwhelm him. Eventually Wang realizes that the land and O-Lan mean more to him than his wealth.

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  • ISBN: 0790793083
  • ISBN: 9780790793085
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (138 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [Atlanta, GA] : Turner Entertainment, [2006]
  • Producer: [Los Angeles, Calif.] : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, [1937]
  • Distributor: [Burbank, CA] : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2006]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the novel by Pearl S. Buck, adapted for the stage by Owen Davis and Donald Davis.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1937.
Special features: Vintage musical short "Hollywood party"; "Supreme court of films picks the champions" newsreel; theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Cinematographer, Karl Freund ; editor, Basil Wrangell ; music, Herbert Stothart.
Participant or Performer Note:
Paul Muni, Luise Rainer, Walter Connolly, Tilly Losch, Charley Grapewin, Jessie Ralph, Soo Yong, Keye Luke.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD, NTSC, region 1, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital mono; dual-layer format.
Language Note:
English and dubbed French soundtracks with optional English, French or Spanish; closed-captioned in English.
Awards Note:
Academy Award, 1938: Best actress (Rainer); Best cinematography.

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Subject:
Buck, Pearl S. (Pearl Sydenstricker), 1892-1973. Good earth > Film adaptations.
Farmers > China > Drama.
Polygyny > Drama.
Spouses > Drama.
Wealth > Psychological aspects > Drama.
Granjeros > China > Teatro.
Relaciones hombre-mujer > Teatro.
China > History > Fiction.
China > Social life and customs.
Genre:
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Historical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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