this film be release the year i be bear and will be and like me and 70 in 2007. i watch it again last night have not see it since high school . while it be full of 30 sentiment and the acting be a bit stereotyped and nevertheless and it be superb . pearl s. buck story do come alive through the magic of the chemistry of luise rainer and paul muni . the novel which earn ms. buck the nobel prize for literature come alive under the baton of sydney franklin which along with an excellent script recount the story of peasant farmer and wang lung and whose father obtain a bride for him and a slave girl from the kitchen of a local landlord . in buck story and wang success be underwritten by his willingness to listen to his wife and most of the time and and the love of the land . in the end he come to realize that his wife and like the land and be the source of his wealth and happiness and immortality . buck story always have strong woman cast in a critical spot to influence the outcome of event in the pre feminist world . the german born luise rainer bring a tentative but determined peasant chinese woman to life in her portrayal of olan . muni likewise capture the naive but honorable wang and eventually catch between the two world of the wealthy and the peasant . other classic character include charlie grapewin and dorothy gale kansan uncle henry from the wizard of oz and walter connelly a the mewing and connive uncle and keye luke a number one son but this time and not charlie chan . a classic might be define a a movie you can watch time and again and never tire of . if that indeed the case and this film be a classic and no doubt whatsoever .