The good earth / a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture ; producer, Irving Thalberg ; adapted for the stage by Owen Davis and Donald Davis ; written by Talbot Jennings, Tess Slesinger, Claudine West ; directed by Sidney Franklin.

Format Video (DVD)
Publication InfoBurbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2006]
Description1 videodisc (138 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Subjects

Other author/creatorThalberg, Irving G., 1899-1936.
Other author/creatorJennings, Talbot.
Other author/creatorFranklin, Sidney A., 1893-1972.
Other author/creatorSlesinger, Tess, 1905-1945.
Other author/creatorWest, Claudine, 1890-1943.
Other author/creatorMuni, Paul, 1895-1967.
Other author/creatorRainer, Luise, 1910-2014
Other author/creatorConnolly, Walter, 1887-1940.
Other author/creatorStothart, Herbert, 1885-1949.
Other author/creatorBuck, Pearl S. (Pearl Sydenstricker), 1892-1973 Good earth.
Other author/creatorMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Abstract 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.
General noteOriginally produced as a motion picture in 1937.
General noteBased on the novel by Pearl S. Buck.
General noteSpecial features: Vintage musical short "Hollywood party"; "Supreme court of films picks the champions" newsreel; theatrical trailer.
CreditsCinematographer, Karl Freund ; editor, Basil Wrangell ; music, Herbert Stothart.
Cast Paul Muni, Luise Rainer, Walter Connolly, Tilly Losch, Charley Grapewin.
Audience Not rated.
Technical detailsDVD.
LanguageEnglish or French dialogue with optional English, French or Spanish; closed-captioned.
Genre/formFeature films.
Genre/formFiction films.
Genre/formHistorical films.
Genre/formVideo recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre/formHistorical films.
Genre/formHistorical Feature.
ISBN0790793083
ISBN9780790793085
UPC 012569692626
Publisher number66926 Warner Home Video
Stock numberMidwest Tapes http://www.midwesttapes.com

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