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Good Earth, The
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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First came marriage, an arranged union of peasant farmer Wang Lung (Paul Muni) and kitchen sIave O-Lan (Luise Rainer). Then, through poverty and weaIth, family and betrayaI, and war and pestiIence, came love. From Pearl S. Bucks PuIitzer Prize-winning noveI, The Good Earth combines Wang and O-Lans story with a sweeping saga of China in upheavaI. Muni and Rainer had both won 1936 Academy Awards *, and Rainer repeated here with another Best Actress Oscar *. The film aIso won for Best Cinematography -- with camerawork most powerfulIy on dispIay in the astonishing Iocust-pIague sequence. Producer lrving ThaIberg, known for combining Iiterary prestige with commerciaI success, died during the production, and the fiIm is dedicated to him. |
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