Grapes of Wrath, The

Synopsis: Feature film based on the novel by John Steinbeck. An impoverished dustbowl family’s struggle to reach the orchards of California, and the exploitation which awaits them.
Language: English
Country: United States
Medium: Film; Film. 16mm. sd. b&w. 130 min.
Technical information: Black-and-white / Sound
Year of production: 1940
Availability: Hire
Documentation: The DVD includes a copy of the book
Uses: Courses discussing ideology and political propaganda in the twentieth century.*
Subjects: Literature; Sociology
Keywords: agriculture; literature - American; migrant personnel; migrant workers; social conditions; United States of America; Steinbeck, John

Director

John Ford

Producer

Darryl F Zanuck

Writer

Nunnally Johnson

Contributor

Gregg Toland

Cast

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