The Grapes of Wrath
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The Grapes of Wrath

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

1940 2h 9m ★ 7.8 (1,079 votes) Released

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.

Director

John Ford

Screenplay

Nunnally Johnson

Rating
7.8
Runtime
129 min
Budget
$0.8M
Revenue
$1.6M
Profit/Loss
+0.8M

Production

20th Century Fox 20th Century Fox

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Andres Gomez
★ 10/10 Jan 19, 2013

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.

Keywords

farmcaliforniabased on novel or bookcapitalismex-detaineeoklahomagreat depressionroad tripjail

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