| The Grapes of Wrath | |
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| Directed by | John Ford |
| Screenplay by | Nunnally Johnson |
| Based on | The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck |
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| Cinematography | Gregg Toland |
| Edited by | Robert L. Simpson |
| Music by | Alfred Newman |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 129 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $800,000[1] |
| Box office | $1,591,000 (rentals)[2] |
The Grapes of Wrath is a 1940 American drama film directed by John Ford. It was based on John Steinbeck's 1939 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name. The screenplay was written by Nunnally Johnson and the executive producer was Darryl F. Zanuck.[3]
The film tells the story of the Joads, an Oklahoma family of sharecroppers, who, after losing their farm to increased mechanization during the Great Depression in the 1930s, become migrant workers, and end up in California. The motion picture details their arduous journey across the United States as they travel to California in search of work and opportunities for the family members, and features cinematography by Gregg Toland.
The film is widely considered to be one of the greatest films of all time. In 1989, it was one of the first 25 films selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[4][5]
- ^ Solomon, Aubrey (1989). Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, p. 240, ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1.
- ^ "All-time Film Rental Champs". Variety. October 15, 1990.
- ^ The Grapes of Wrath at IMDb.
- ^ "ENTERTAINMENT: Film Registry Picks First 25 Movies". Los Angeles Times. Washington, D.C. September 19, 1989. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
- ^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-10-08.