The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
1940 · Feature film · 129 min · dir. John Ford
The Joads step right out of the pages of the novel that has shocked millions!
- Drama
Synopsis
Tom 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.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- John Ford
- Writer
- Nunnally Johnson
- Composer
- Alfred Newman
- Cinematography
- Gregg Toland
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
- Released
- 1940-03-15
- Running time
- 129 minutes
Cast & crew
John Ford Director
Barney Gilmore
William Haade
Roger Imhof
John Dilson
Bob Reeves
Frank Darien
John Arledge
George Breakston
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · Relevant? (side eye) · Hi There332 · 2024-03-22
My english teacher who is a movie fanatic introduced us this movie and I was surprised of how the story is so identical to today with the corporations, unioning, all that shabang.
★★★★★ · Je ne suis pas d'accord · CDR West · 2024-03-27
Yo disaree, mi amigo, your political tirade against Mexicanos is misplaced and actually rather silly. THE GRAPES OF WRATH is a story fundamentally based on a MAJOR misunderstanding of basic physical geological farming practices and techniques. Those misunderstandings resulted in the creation of the "DUST BOWL". Thus THE GRAPES OF WRATH,.
★★★★★ · JOHN FORD. · KevinMichaelCallihan · 2026-01-24
THANK YOU KINDLY FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW FILM =THE GRAPES OF WARTH. CALIBAN. 1775 FORWARD 1776 TO NOW JANUARY. 2026. PASS AND STOW. LAND OF ALL INHABITANTS. A BIT OF MY NOTES FROM, VERY GOOD CONDITION. A COPY THAT MAY HAVE A FEW COSMETIC DEFECTS. MAY ALSO CONTAIN LIGHT SPINE CREASING OR A FEW MARKINGS, CALLIHAN/NORRIS FAMILY, SUCH AS NAME, SHORT GIFTER INSCRIPTION OR LIGHT STAMP. KEVIN MICHAEL CALLIHAN SR. -JUST AS MEN TAKE PRIDE IN HAVING OTHERS WEAR THEIR 'LIVERY' SO THE MOST HOLY MARY IS PLEASED WHEN HER SERVANTS WEAR HER SCAPULAR AS A MARK. THAT THEY HAVE DEDICATED THEMSELVES TO…
