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The Good Earth

1937 film by Victor Fleming, Sidney Franklin, Gustav Machatý
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The Good Earth
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Summary

The Good Earth is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,242 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Actress[3], Academy Award for Best Cinematography[4], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[5]
  • Director: Sidney Franklin[6], Victor Fleming[7], Gustav Machatý[8]
  • Screenwriter: Talbot Jennings[9], Tess Slesinger[10], Claudine West[11], Pearl S. Buck[12], Frances Marion[13]
  • Composer: Herbert Stothart[14]
  • Genre: romance film[15], drama film[16]
  • Based on: The Good Earth[17]
  • Cast member: Luise Rainer[18], Paul Muni[19], Tilly Losch[20], Walter Connolly[21], Charley Grapewin[22], Keye Luke[23], Jessie Ralph[24], Soo Yong[25], Charles Middleton[26], Harold Huber[27], Olaf Hytten[28], Richard Loo[29], Philip Ahn[30], Kam Tong[31]
  • Producer: Irving Thalberg[32]
  • Production company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[33]
  • Director of photography: Karl Freund[34]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[35]
  • Commons category: The Good Earth (film)[36]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[37]
  • Review score: 7.3/10[38], 95%[39]
  • Color: black-and-white[40]
  • Country of origin: United States[41]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1937[42]
  • Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[43], Netflix[44]
  • Narrative location: China[45]
  • Filming location: Los Angeles[46], Beijing[47], Utah[48]
  • Film editor: Basil Wrangell[49]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[50], Academy Award for Best Actress[51], Academy Award for Best Director[52], Academy Award for Best Cinematography[53], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[54]
  • Executive producer: Irving Thalberg[55]
  • Title: The Good Earth[56]
  • Has characteristic: film based on a novel[57]

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Adaptations and Inspiration

The Good Earth's after a work by is recorded as Pearl S. Buck[58].

Why It Matters

The Good Earth has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]

FAQs

What awards did The Good Earth receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Actress[3], Academy Award for Best Cinematography[4], and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[5].

Related Entities

Beijing Cedric Gibbons China film Frances Marion Irving Thalberg Los Angeles Luise Rainer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Netflix Paul Muni Pearl S. Buck United States Utah Victor Fleming

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . filmportal.de. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [22] ↑ . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [23] ↑ . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [24] ↑ . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [25] ↑ . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [28] ↑ . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [29] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [30] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [31] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  27. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [4] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  55. [57] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  56. [58] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [59] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [60] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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