The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
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Reviews Counted: 32 Fresh: 32 Rotten:0 Average Rating: 9.1/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 9 mins
Synopsis: John Ford's memorable screen version of John Steinbeck's epic novel of the Great Depression--often regarded as the director's best film--stars Henry Fonda as Tom Joad. After having served a brief prison sentence for manslaughter, Joad arrives at his family's Oklahoma farm only to find it... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine, Charley Grapewin, Doris Bowden
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What really solidifies the greatness of The Grapes of Wrath is Ford’s ability to blend the personal and political without causing damage to either characters or themes.
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10/30/06
...it proves that a Hollywood film can be both socially engaged and a work of lasting, entertaining art.
04/17/06
Captures the stark plainness of the migrants, stripped to a few possessions, left with innumerable relations and little hope.
02/09/06
What solidifies its greatness is John Ford’s ability to blend the personal and political without causing damage to either characters or themes.
07/29/04
Like a grand Biblical epic, John Ford's film is a triumph on both the political and personal levels.
07/29/04
Director John Ford keeps the action moving while using strikingly poignant images and staying true to the novel's political message.
05/19/04
Despite an occasional excess of sentiment and politics that are sometimes naive, 'Wrath' remains essential viewing...
05/04/04
Like To Kill a Mockingbird, [it's] one of those rare motion pictures that perfectly captures the essence of its source material without compromising it in any way.
04/07/04
...one of the most powerful films Hollywood ever made, and just as moving today as it was all those years ago.
03/28/04
The Grapes of Wrath, whether in novel or movie form, remains a shockingly potent work of social criticism to this day.
03/27/04
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