The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath is a 1940 drama film directed by John Ford. It was based on John Steinbeck's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name. The screenplay was written by Nunnally Johnson and the executive producer was Darryl F. Zanuck. The film tells the story of the Joads, an Oklahoma family, who, after losing their farm during the Great Depression in the 1930s, become migrant workers and end up in California. The motion picture details thei... More

Initial release date:

  • Jan 24, 1940

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Runtime:

  • 2 h 9 min

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Also known as:

  • De druiven der gramschap,
  • Grona gniewu,
  • Las viñas de la ira,
  • Viacrucis,
  • La Viña de la ira,
  • Les Raisins de la colère,
  • Ta stafylia tis orgis,
  • El raïm de l'ira,
  • Highway 66,
  • Gazap üzümleri,
  • Vihan hedelmät,
  • Las uvas de la ira,
  • Vredens druer,
  • Vredens druvor,
  • Furore,
  • Vinhas da Ira,
  • Grappes d'amertume,
  • Érik a gyümölcs,
  • Viñas de ira,
  • Plodovi gneva,
  • As Vinhas da Ira,
  • Früchte des Zorns,
  • Fructele Maniei

Film

Directed by

John Ford

John Ford (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973) was an American film director. He was famous for both his Westerns such as Stagecoach, The Searchers, and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and adaptations of such classic 20th-century American novels as The Grapes of Wrath. His four Academy Awards for...

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  • The most discussed book in years - now comes to the screen to become the most discussed picture in ages
  • The Joads step right out of the pages of the novel that has shocked millions!
  • The thousands who have read the book will know why WE WILL NOT SELL ANY CHILDREN TICKETS to see this picture!

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Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • Apr 6, 2004
  • Mar 15, 1940
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Runtime:

Runtime Film release region Note
  • 2 h 9 min
  • (copyright length)
  • 2 h 8 min
  • (cut version)
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  • 750,000

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Awards

Academy Award for Actor in a Leading Role Nominees

Awards Won:

Year Award Award Winner Notes/Description
  • 1940
  • 1940
  • Role: Ma Joad
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Academy Award for Best Director Winners

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers of 2006

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Media

Adapted From

The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath is an American realist novel written by John Steinbeck and published in 1939. For it he won the annual National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize for novels and it was cited prominently when he won the Nobel Prize in 1962. Set during the Great Depression, the novel focuses on the...

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