Movie
The Grapes of Wrath
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1940-03-15
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- 20th Century Fox
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Henry Fonda as Tom Joad
- Jane Darwell as Ma Joad
- John Carradine as Casy
- Charley Grapewin as Grandpa Joad
- Dorris Bowdon as Rosasharn
- Russell Simpson as Pa Joad
- O.Z. Whitehead as Al Joad
- John Qualen as Muley Graves
- Eddie Quillan as Connie Rivers
- Zeffie Tilbury as Grandma Joad
- Frank Sully as Noah
- Frank Darien as Uncle John
Crew
- John Ford - Director
- Nunnally Johnson - Screenplay
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