The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

PG
04/04/1940 (GB)
Drama
2h 9m

The Joads step right out of the pages of the novel that has shocked millions!

Overview

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.

  • John FordDirector
  • Nunnally JohnsonScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $800,000

  • Revenue

    $1,591,000

Keywords

  • farm
  • california
  • based on novel or book
  • capitalism
  • ex-detainee
  • oklahoma
  • great depression
  • road trip
  • jail

Top Billed Cast

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Tom Joad

Jane Darwell

Jane Darwell

Ma Joad

John Carradine

John Carradine

Casy

Charley Grapewin

Charley Grapewin

Grandpa Joad

Dorris Bowdon

Dorris Bowdon

Rosasharn

Russell Simpson

Russell Simpson

Pa Joad

O.Z. Whitehead

O.Z. Whitehead

Al Joad

John Qualen

John Qualen

Muley Graves

Eddie Quillan

Eddie Quillan

Connie Rivers

Zeffie Tilbury

Zeffie Tilbury

Grandma Joad

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