The Grapes of Wrath

Adaptation of John Steinbeck’s famous novel. The dramatic story of the Joad family and their migration to California from their dust-bowl farm in Oklahoma during the Depression. An observance of America during a difficult era, the film reveals considerable compassion for poor, honest people struggling for dignity against seemingly insurmountable odds. Stars Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine and Charley Grapewin.

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Credits

producer

Darryl F. Zanuck

Nunnally Johnson

production company

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

director

John Ford

Duration

02:09:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1940

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

324824

Language

English

Audience classification

PG

Subject categories

Adaptations

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Depressions - 1929

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - United States

History → Depressions - 1929

Literature → American literature - Film and video adaptations

Literature → Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968

People → Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q676039

TMDB-Movie

596

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United States, 1940