UNITED STATES · 1940

The Grapes of Wrath

John Ford
Classical Hollywood Great Depression farm foreclosure migration to California family struggle social injustice
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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.

Year1940
CountryUnited States
DirectorJohn Ford
The Grapes of Wrath poster

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