The Grapes of Wrath

1940 · directed by John Ford

Rating

96/100

Hit

yes

Prestige lists

AFI 100

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.

The Grapes of Wrath (1940), directed by John Ford, rates 96/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Henry Fonda
• Jane Darwell
• John Carradine
• Charley Grapewin
• Dorris Bowdon
• Russell Simpson
• O.Z. Whitehead
• John Qualen
• Eddie Quillan
• Zeffie Tilbury

Crew

• Gregg Toland — Director of Photography
• Robert L. Simpson — Editor
• Alfred Newman — Original Music Composer
• Nunnally Johnson — Screenplay

More from John Ford

1. Stagecoach (1939) — 97/100 · hit
2. The Searchers (1956) — 96/100 · hit
3. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) — 89/100 · hit
4. My Darling Clementine (1946) — 86/100 · hit
5. How Green Was My Valley (1941) — 85/100 · hit
6. Fort Apache (1948) — 83/100 · hit

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