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The Joads step right out of the pages of the novel that has shocked millions! - The Grapes of Wrath
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Title: The Grapes of Wrath

Release Date: 15 Mar 1940

Runtime: 2h 9m

Genre: Drama

Director: 20th Century Fox

Production Companies: 20th Century Fox

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.

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Average Vote: 7.8 (987 votes)

Cast

  • Tom Joad: Henry Fonda
  • Ma Joad: Jane Darwell
  • Casy: John Carradine
  • Grandpa Joad: Charley Grapewin
  • Rosasharn: Dorris Bowdon
  • Pa Joad: Russell Simpson
  • Al Joad: O.Z. Whitehead
  • Muley Graves: John Qualen
  • Connie Rivers: Eddie Quillan
  • Grandma Joad: Zeffie Tilbury
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