Rent The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
4.0 of 5 from 180 ratings
2h 3min
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- Synopsis:
- Following a prison term he served for manslaughter, Tom Joad (Henry Fonda) returns to find his family homestead overwhelmed by the weather and the greed of the banking industry. With little work potential on the horizon of Oklahoma dust bowls, the entire family packs up heads for the promised land - California. But the arduous trip and harsh living conditions they encounter offer little hope, and family unity proves as daunting a challenge as any other they face.
- Actors:
- Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine, Charley Grapewin, Dorris Bowdon, Russell Simpson, O.Z. Whitehead, John Qualen, Eddie Quillan, Zeffie Tilbury, Frank Sully, Frank Darien, Darryl Hickman, Shirley Mills, Roger Imhof, Grant Mitchell, Charles D. Brown, John Arledge, Ward Bond, Harry Tyler
- Directors:
- John Ford
- Producers:
- Darryl Zanuck
- Writers:
- Nunnally Johnson, John Steinbeck
- Others:
- E. H. Hansen, Robert Simpson
- Studio:
- 20th Century Fox
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
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- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 13/01/2014
- Run Time:
- 129 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Theatrical Version with U.K. Prologue
- Commentary by Joseph McBride (Film Scholai) and Susan Shillinglaw (John Steinbeck Scholai)
- Fox Movie Channel presents Fox Legacy with Tom Rothman
- Biography: Darryl F. Zannuck,
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Reviews (1) of The Grapes of Wrath
Classic Hollywood Masterpiece - The Grapes of Wrath review by GI
Probably John Ford's most sentimental film. It is certainly an emotional one and for a staunch conservative Ford kept faithful to the socialist ideals of the original novel. Viewed today it still resonates around the plight of the poor against the greed of the rich and historically it reveals the devastating affects of the Depression in 30s America. Essentially a road film narrative it tells the story of Oklahoma farming family, the Joads, forced from their tenancy by the advancement of farming technology who head west to California where they hear there's work aplenty picking fruit. Led by the family matriarch, Ma (Jane Darwell), and supported by her eldest son Tom (Henry Fonda), who is on parole from prison, the large family travel in a run down truck laden with all their possessions. Along the way they encounter hardship, bigotry, corruption, death and near starvation but also kindness and hope. It's ultimately a sad story albeit a powerful one and Ford directs with his usual majesty often with his trademark static camera and stark lighting. This is an impactive film and an important one which holds up very well today. It's a significant classic made by one of America's greatest filmmakers and a true masterpiece. Certainly a film all cinephiles should ensure they see.
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