The Grapes of Wrath
- In this towering classic of American cinema, common man Tom Joad (Henry Fonda) leads his family on a harrowing journey from the Dust Bowl of Oklahoma to the promise of a better life in California. Based on John Steinbeck's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and masterfully directed by John Ford, the stirring drama also stars Oscar winner Jane Darwell as Ma Joad and John Carradine as the fallen preacher Casy.
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- NYT Critics' Pick
- Steinbeck's Depression-era Okies, via Ford. The American screen at its peak. Read the review
- Top Rotten Tomatoes Critics
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Movies will probably go on improving and broadening themselves; but in any event, The Grapes of Wrath is the most mature picture story that has ever been made, in feeling, in purpose, and in the use of the medium. full review
Otis Ferguson, The New RepublicFord's admirers have rightly tended to play this down in favor of his later and more personal westerns, but there's much to admire here in Gregg Toland's sun-beaten photography and Henry Fonda's meticulous performance. full review
Dave Kehr, Chicago ReaderThe Grapes of Wrath is possibly the best picture ever made from a so-so book. full review
TIME Magazine, TIME MagazineIt is an absorbing, tense melodrama, starkly realistic, and loaded with social and political fireworks. full review
John C. Flinn Sr., VarietyThe Grapes of Wrath is just about as good as any picture has a right to be; if it were any better, we just wouldn't believe our eyes.
Frank S. Nugent, New York TimesThe Grapes of Wrath was often named the greatest American film, until it was dethroned by the re-release of Citizen Kane. full review
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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- Release Year: 1940
- MPAA Rating: NR
- Runtime: 128 min
- Available From: Nov 02, 2012
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- Directed By
- John Ford
- Cast
- Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine, Charley Grapewin, Doris Bowden, Russell Simpson, O.Z. Whitehead, John Qualen, Eddie Quillan, Zeffie Tilbury
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