| Description |
1 videodisc (138 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital mono. |
| Language |
English or French dialogue with optional English, French or Spanish; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1937. |
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Based on the novel by Pearl S. Buck. |
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Special features: Vintage musical short "Hollywood party"; "Supreme court of films picks the champions" newsreel; theatrical trailer. |
| Cast |
Paul Muni, Luise Rainer, Walter Connolly, Tilly Losch, Charley Grapewin. |
| Credits |
Cinematographer, Karl Freund ; editor, Basil Wrangell ; music, Herbert Stothart. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Farmers -- China -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Thalberg, Irving G., 1899-1936.
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Jennings, Talbot.
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Franklin, Sidney A., 1893-1972.
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Slesinger, Tess, 1905-1945.
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West, Claudine, 1890-1943.
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Muni, Paul, 1895-1967.
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Rainer, Luise, 1910-
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Connolly, Walter, 1887-1940.
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Stothart, Herbert, 1885-1949.
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Buck, Pearl S. (Pearl Sydenstricker), 1892-1973.
Good earth.
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Good earth (Motion picture : 1937)
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| ISBN |
0790793083 |
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9780790793085 |
| Standard No. |
012569692626 |
| Music No. |
66926 Warner Home Video |
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