The Grapes of Wrath

About The Grapes of Wrath

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...

The Grapes of Wrath (1940) is a drama film directed by John Ford. The film is filed under farm, jail, capitalism, and great depression.

Henry Fonda stars as Tom Joad, Jane Darwell as Ma Joad, John Carradine as Casy, and Charley Grapewin as Grandpa Joad. Released in March 1940, it runs 129 minutes.

The screenplay is by Nunnally Johnson. The film began as a novel.

The Green Mile, There Will Be Blood, and Road to Perdition make useful companions to The Grapes of Wrath, all filed under california. TMDB voters put it at 7.8 out of 10 across 1,148 votes and it carries a NR rating.