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The Grapes Of Wrath (DVD, 2012)
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After having served a brief prison sentence for manslaughter, Joad arrives at his family's Oklahoma farm only to find it abandoned. As the family treks across the country, their dissolution begins with the deaths of Tom's grandparents at close intervals.
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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 abandoned. Muley (John Qualen), a neighbour now nearly mad with grief, tells Tom of the drought that has transformed the farmland of Oklahoma into a desert and of the preying land agents who have ploughed under the shacks of the sharecroppers. Joined by former hellfire preacher Casy (John Carradine), Tom finds his extended family, including Pa (Charles Grapewin) and his indomitable Ma (Jane Darwell), packing their ramshackle truck to seek work in the fields of California. As the family treks across the country, their dissolution begins with the deaths of Tom's grandparents at close intervals. When they arrive in California, the Joads find only an abundance of poverty-stricken migrants like themselves and little in the way of potential work. Yet, ever resilient, they maintain their dignity, hoping for the best. Among the talented cast, Fonda does perhaps the best work of his career, as does Qualen in the film's most haunting sequence. Director of photography Gregg Toland captures the suffering and the weathered, luminous nobility of the Joads and the other uprooted, drifting families, creating striking images equal to the best work of Dorothea Lange and Walker Evans. In a stirring film that stands as a microcosm of the depression experience of millions, Ford gives poverty a human face in a way that was rare then and even rarer in the decades to follow as Hollywood films with a sense of class consciousness dwindled like a species nearing extinction.Product Identifiers
EAN5039036051392
eBay Product ID (ePID)113772437
Product Key Features
Film/TV TitleThe Grapes of Wrath
ActorJane Darwell, John Carradine, Henry Fonda
DirectorJohn Ford
FormatDVD
LanguageEnglish
Release Year2012
Run Time129 Mins
GenreDrama, General
Additional Product Features
CertificatePG
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
Additional InformationThe adaptation of Nobel Prize-winner John Steinbeck's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of dirt-poor Dust Bowl migrants by 4-time Oscar-winning director John Ford starred Henry Fonda as Tom Joad, who opens the movie returning to his Oklahoma home after serving jail time for manslaughter. En route, Tom meets family friend Casey (John Carradine), a former preacher who warns Tom that dust storms, crop failures, and new agricultural methods have financially decimated the once prosperous Oklahoma farmland. Upon returning to his family farm, Tom is greeted by his mother (Oscar-winner Jane Darwell), who tells him that the family is packing up for the "promised land" of California. Warned that they shouldn't expect a warm welcome in California--they've already seen the caravan of dispirited farmers, heading back home after striking out at finding work--the Joads push on all the same. Their first stop is a wretched migrant camp, full of starving children and surrounded by armed guards. Further down the road, the Joads drive into an idyllic government camp, with clean lodging, indoor plumbing, and a self-governing clientele. When Tom ultimately bids goodbye to his mother, who asks him where he'll go, he delivers the film's most famous speech: "I'll be all around...Wherever there's a fight so hungry people can eat...Whenever there's a cop beating a guy, I'll be there...And when the people are eatin' the stuff they raise and livin' in the houses they build. I'll be there too."
Movie/TV TitleThe Grapes Of Wrath
Sound sourceDolby Digital
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- 03 Aug, 2022
A great, serious film, representing real history.
Excellent film that sets out the terrible time in the US in the Great Depression -- terrific actors and camera work. IMO, will not see the like again, judging current hollywood trends.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 22 Sep, 2021
Truly outstanding
Outstanding film. In reality, history shows that there were very few good endings to people's lives in those days. A must see.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 17 Nov, 2020
The Grapes of Wrath (Henry Fonda)
I have only received it today so have not watched it yet but in today’s work climate I am sure I shall enjoy the guidance it gives.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 15 Sep, 2021
A great adaptation of a great book.
One of the all-time great movies.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 14 Aug, 2019
Good film
Yes its an old film but its good! Was a great book too.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 06 Nov, 2019
Fabulous
Fantastic Film.... The story is what is actually happening in the UK today.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 16 Aug, 2023
Great film
A great film very enjoyableVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 09 May, 2018
Perpetual good feeling.
We need films as good as this.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 11 Apr, 2022
Just what I was looking for
Very good valueVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 09 Jun, 2021
Fantastic
Fantastic value for this classic film that benefits from repeated viewingVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
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