The Grapes of Wrath is a movie directed by John Ford in 1940 and based on the book of the same name by John Steinbeck, first published in 1939. The movie features Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine, Charley Grapewin, Dorris Bowdon, Russell Simpson, and others.
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Storyline
The film opens with Tom Joad, released from prison and hitchhiking his way back to his parents’ family farm in Oklahoma. Casy was the preacher who baptized Tom, but now Casy has ‘lost the spirit’ and his faith. A local boy, hired for the purpose, is shown knocking down Muley’s house with a Caterpillar tractor. They pack everything into a dilapidated 1926 Hudson ‘Super Six’ sedan adapted to serve as a truck in order to make the long journey to the promised land of California.
Movie vs Book
Year
1940
Minutes
129
Movie Rate
8.00
Source: IMDb
Movie
The Grapes of Wrath
Director: John Ford
Country: USA
Year: 1940
Length: 2h9m
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Year
1939
Pages
479
Book Rate
7.94
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Book
The Grapes of Wrath
Author: John Steinbeck
Country: USA
First published in: 1939
Length: 479 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“I had to read Mario Puzo's book several times, concentrated and focused, and research on the Mafia to get an idea of the kind of film that could be created.”
FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA (Filmmaker)
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