Quick Facts
DirectorSidney Franklin
Runtime2h 19m · NR
GenresDrama · History · Romance
Release1937-06-02
Film
The Good Earth
1937· NR· 2h 19m· Drama· History· Romance
“China… Land of unrest… Tomorrow they may starve!”
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.
1937-06-02
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Key Crew
DirectorSidney Franklin
ScreenplayClaudine West
ProducerIrving Thalberg
Director of PhotographyKarl Freund
Original Music ComposerHerbert Stothart
EditorBasil Wrangell
Full cast & crew (19 cast · 20 crew)
Details
Released1937-06-02
Runtime2h 19m · NR
StatusReleased
StudiosMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Budget$3M
Box office$4M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.3/10 · 78 votes
Original languageen
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