The Good Earth1937
Stars: Paul Muni, Luise Rainer, Walter Connolly, Tilly Losch
Genre: Drama, Romance
Rating: PASSED
Runtime: 138 minutes
Genre: Drama, Romance
Rating: PASSED
Runtime: 138 minutes
The Good Earth is a novel by Pearl S. Buck published in 1931 that dramatizes family life in a Chinese village in the early 20th century. It is the first book in a trilogy that includes Sons (1932) and A House Divided (1935). It was the best-selling … more »
Wang Lung:
[must sell his land to feed his family but the buyers take advantage of him] Thieves ! Thieves ! And well you know I must sell.
O-Lan:
No ! Not the land. We'll not sell the land. We'll keep it. We'll go south and when we return, we'll still have the land.
Uncle:
But I've arranged it. I brought these men here. You MUST sell !
O-Lan:
Is it your land ? Did you buy it bit by bit ? The land is our life... and it's better to go south... or die walking... than to give it to you for nothing.
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