The Good Earth (1937)

USA, 139 min
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Original title The Good Earth
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Awards
Classification Allowed from age 15
Swedish release 1938-08-16

Cast

Paul Muni
Wang Lung

Luise Rainer
O-Lan

Walter Connolly
farbrodern

Tilly Losch
Lotus

Charley Grapewin
gammelfar

Jessie Ralph
Cuckoo

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Titles

Original title
  • The Good Earth
Swedish release title
  • Den goda jorden
Distribution title
  • Den gode Jord (Danmark)
  • Den gode Jord (Norge)
  • Hyvä maa (Finland)
  • La terre chinoise (Frankrike)
  • Die gute Erde (Tyskland)
  • Die gute Erde (Österrike)
  • La buona terra (Italien)
  • De goede aarde (Nederländerna)
  • Terra bendita (Portugal)
  • Terra dos Deuses (Brasilien)
  • 大地 (Japan)
  • Добрая Земля (Ryssland)

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Technical Advisor
Second Unit Director
Special Effects
Executive Producer
Associate Producer
Casting
Unit Publicist
Camera Operator
Still Photographer
Second Unit Director of Photography
Assistant Cameraman
Lab Coordinator
Orchestration
Assistant Production Designer
Propman
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Assistant Film Editor
Other Crew

Cast

Paul Muni Wang Lung
Luise Rainer O-Lan
Walter Connolly farbrodern
Tilly Losch Lotus
Charley Grapewin gammelfar
Jessie Ralph Cuckoo
Soo Yong fastern
Keye Luke äldste sonen
Roland Lui den yngre sonen
Suzanna Kim Lilla Tokan
Ching Wah Lee Ching
Harold Huber kusinen
Olaf Hytten Liu, spannmålshandlare
William Law grindvakt
Mary Wong den lilla bruden
- Ej krediterade:
Charles Middleton bankir
Caroline Chew danserska på tehuset
Chester Gan sångare på tehuset
Philip Ahn kapten i revolutionsarmén
Jack Don kinesisk bonde
James B. Leong kinesisk bonde
Richard Loo kinesisk bonde
Victor Sen Yung kinesisk bonde
Kam Tong kinesisk bonde
Stewart Granger kinesisk bonde
Marcella Wong baby
Betty Soo Hoo baby
Shirley Wu baby
Philson Ahn kinesisk man
Miki Morita Wangs gäst
Layne Tom Jr. pojke
Bessie Loo kinesisk kvinna
Sammee Tong kinesisk man
Clarence Lung kinesisk man

Companies

Production Company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. controlled by Loew's Inc.
Copyright Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corporation 1937-02-08 LP6925
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Film AB Le Mat-Metro-Goldwyn 1937

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 55886
Date 1937-07
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 3800 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Western Electric Recording
Colour type Black and white (tinted)
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 3800 meter
Length in minutes 139 min
Reels 14 reels


Original work

Original title The Good Earth (Novel)
Author Pearl S. Buck


Original title The Good Earth (Play)
Author Owen Davis
Donald Davis


Production location

1936-02-28 1936-07-23
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, 10202 W. Washington Boulevard Culver City, Kalifornien USA
Chatsworth Los Angeles, Kalifornien USA
Iverson Ranch, Chatsworth Los Angeles, Kalifornien USA
San Fernando Valley Los Angeles, Kalifornien USA
Cedar City, Utah USA (gräshoppssekvenserna)
Beijing China
Soochow China

Release dates

First showing 1937-01-29 Carthay Circle Theatre Los Angeles, Kalifornien USA 1939 min
Other showing 1937-02-02 Astor Theatre New York City, New York USA 139 min
Release in Sweden 1938-08-16 Saga Stockholm Sweden 139 min
TV showing 1967-06-23 TV Sweden
1974-07-26 TV1 Sweden

Awards

Academy Award of Merit Los Angeles 1938 Luise Rainer (Bästa kvinnliga huvudroll/Best Actress in a Leading Role)
Los Angeles 1938 Karl Freund (Bästa foto/Best Cinematography)

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Holdings Posters

Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Album No


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