Movie Description
The Grapes of Wrath is a 1940 American drama film directed by John Ford and based on John Steinbeck's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1939 novel. The film chronicles the hardships faced by the Joad family, tenant farmers driven from their Oklahoma home by drought and economic hardship during the Great Depression. They travel along old Route 66, setting out for California in hopes of finding work and a better life. Led by the stubborn and tenacious Tom Joad (Henry Fonda), the family continually finds more misery and struggle. The film is renowned for its exploration of the economic hardships of the era and its humanistic portrayal of the working class. It is considered a classic in American cinema and won two Academy Awards for director John Ford and supporting actress Jane Darwell. The movie is beautifully photographed in black and white by the great cinematographer Gregg Toland.
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