The Grapes of Wrath
Also known as Grapes of Wrath
1940 film by John Ford
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7.8Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due to foreclosure. He catches up with them on his Uncle’s farm, and joins them the next day as they head for California and a new life... Hopefully.
Released: 1940-03-15129 minDir: John FordDramaBudget: $800,000Box office: $1.6M
Cast
- Henry Fonda as Tom Joad
- Jane Darwell as Ma Joad
- John Carradine as Casy
- Charley Grapewin as Grandpa Joad
- Dorris Bowdon as Rosasharn
- Russell Simpson as Pa Joad
Themes
- farm
- california
- based on novel or book
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The Grapes of Wrath is a 1940 American drama film directed by John Ford. It was based on John Steinbeck's 1939 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name. The screenplay was written by Nunnally Johnson and the executive producer was Darryl F. Zanuck.
The film tells the story of the Joads, an Oklahoma family of sharecroppers, who, after losing their farm to increased mechanization during the Great Depression in the 1930s, become migrant workers, and end up in California. The motion picture details their arduous journey across the United States as they travel to California in search of work and opportunities for the family members, and features cinematography by Gregg Toland, who was on loan from Samuel Goldwyn Productions.
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1940 American films1940 drama films1940 English-language films1940 films20th Century Fox filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican drama road moviesAmerican political drama filmsFilms about agricultureFilms about familiesFilms about farmersFilms about financial crisesFilms about internal migration