The Good Earth

Starring: Paul Muni, Luise Rainer, Walter Connolly, et al.

First came marriage, an arranged union of peasant farmer Wang Lung (Paul Muni) and kitchen slave O-Lan (Luise Rainer). Then, through poverty and wealth, family and betrayal, and war and pestilence, came love. From Pearl S. Buck's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Good Earth combines Wang and O-Lan's story with a sweeping saga of China in upheaval. Muni and Rainer had both won 1936 Academy Awards *, and Rainer repeated here with another Best Actress Oscar *. The film also won for Best Cinematography -- with camerawork most powerfully on display in the astonishing locust-plague sequence. Producer Irving Thalberg, known for combining literary prestige with commercial success, died during the production, and the film is dedicated to him.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 888574432461
• Release Date: January 1
• Rating: Not Rated
• Publisher: Warner Archives
• Director: Sidney Franklin
• Starring: Paul Muni, Luise Rainer, Walter Connolly, Tilly Losch, Charley Grapewin, Jesse Ralph, Soo Yong, Keye Luke, Roland Lui, Chingwah Lee
• Runtime: 2 hours, 18 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: ntsc
• Weight: 0.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.5" x 5.3" x 0.5"