The Grapes of Wrath

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1940

2h 9m

English

Drama

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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.

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The Grapes of Wrath

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1940

2h 9m

English

Drama

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Cast

Tom Joad

Ma Joad

Casy

Grandpa Joad

Rosasharn

Pa Joad

Al Joad

Muley Graves

Connie Rivers

Grandma Joad

Noah

Uncle John

Winfield

Ruth Joad

Thomas

Caretaker

Wilkie

Davis

Bert

Bill

Joe

Inspection Officer

Leader

Proprietor

Floyd

Directed By: John Ford

Written By: Nunnally Johnson (Screenplay)

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SeanMSU says...

10 years ago

Excellent movie about the Great Depression, that was created and watched while the Great Depression was still happening. It's a piece of history if nothing else.

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nmahoney416 says...

5 years ago

It's well made and pretty depressing. Henry Fonda was really good.

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soonertbone says...

one year ago

Good adaptation of one of my favorite books. To me, it's good but not great, primarily because it waters down the radicalism of the book's political arguments in order (I presume) to appease the censors. Whereas the book locates salvation in the power of collective action, the movie seems to suggest that the promised land is a federal camp and takes great pains to have Tom disavow any "red" talk. I also felt like there was something about the movie that felt very character-specific. That is, the Joads in the book felt allegorical--the family is all families. But here, it felt a bit more like we were watching a character study that was a bit less universal. Still, the power of the narrative comes through and the performances are wonderful across the board.

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JoeyvanAwesome says...

9 months ago

Interesting from an historical standpoint, but quite boring otherwise. I can understand that this might be worth a higher rating of you’re an American and you looking at the history of your country, but for me? Nope.

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drqshadow

8/10 11 months ago

Released within a year of the novel, this potent Steinbeck adaptation sees a hard-working Oklahoma family through a bitter eviction, an arduous cross-country relocation and a desperate fight for survival near the crowded California coast. Along the lonesome desert highway, they encounter cruelty and More

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Andres Gomez

6 years ago

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.

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