The Grapes of Wrath 1940

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

7.8 / 10   915 vote(s)
NR
Drama

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.

Release Date 1940-03-15
Runtime 2h 9m
Directors Gregg Toland, John Ford, Wingate Smith, Edward O'Fearna
Producers Darryl F. Zanuck, Nunnally Johnson
Writers Nunnally Johnson, John Steinbeck

Master piece from John Ford picturing the situation in US during the Great Depression and how an Oklahoma family tries to survive looking for jobs to California.

Everything is perfect: director, performances, script, etc.

A must to be watched.

Andres Gomez