The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

  • NR
  • 03/15/1940 (US)
  • 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 Ford

Director

Nunnally Johnson

Screenplay

John Steinbeck

Novel

Cast

Henry Fonda's headshot

Henry Fonda

Tom Joad
Jane Darwell's headshot

Jane Darwell

Ma Joad
John Carradine's headshot

John Carradine

Casy
Charley Grapewin's headshot

Charley Grapewin

Grandpa Joad
Dorris Bowdon's headshot

Dorris Bowdon

Rosasharn
Russell Simpson's headshot

Russell Simpson

Pa Joad
O.Z. Whitehead's headshot

O.Z. Whitehead

Al Joad
John Qualen's headshot

John Qualen

Muley Graves

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