THE GRAPES OF WRATH1940
The Grapes of Wrath
Movie Rating
MOVIE RATING
Average Rating: 3.5 (out of 5) (91 votes cast)
Source of Film
FILM SOURCE
- The Grapes of Wrath
- by John Steinbeck
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, The Grapes of Wrath was published in 1939. It was Steinbeck's 7th novel and partly based on previous articles he had written about migrant agricultural workers.
Producer Detail
PRODUCER
- Darryl F. Zanuck
- FBO
- (1923-1924)
- Warner Bros.
- (1924-1932)
- Twentieth Century-Fox
- (1933-1956)
- Darryl F. Zanuck Productions
- (1957-1961)
- Twentieth Century-Fox
- (1962-1971)
Director Detail
DIRECTOR
- John Ford
- Universal Film Manufacturing
- (1914-1915)
- Rex Motion Pictures
- (1916)
- Bison Motion Pictures
- (1917)
- Universal Film Manufacturing
- (1917-1920)
- Fox Film
- (1920-1935)
- 20th Century-Fox
- (1935-1942), (1945-1952)
- U.S. Naval Reserve
- (1942-1945)
- various
- (1953-1976)
Film Synopsis
RUN-TIME & SYNOPSIS
2 hours, 9 minutes
Dust Bowl era sharecroppers leave for California in hope of a better life only to find ever more hardship.
John Ford directs Henry Fonda.
Film Awards
AWARDS
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
OSCAR NOMINEE
WINNER
Outstanding Production- (20th Century-Fox)
- Writing - Screenplay
- (Nunnally Johnson)
- Directing
- (John Ford)
- Actor
- (Henry Fonda)
- Supporting Actress
- (Jane Darwell)
- Outstanding Production
- (20th Century-Fox)
- Writing - Screenplay
- (Nunnally Johnson)
- Directing
- (John Ford)
- Actor
- (Henry Fonda)
- Supporting Actress
- (Jane Darwell)
MPAA Rating
MPAA RATING
Film is unrated
Box Office Ranking
BOX OFFICE RANKING
- 1940 Domestic Box Office Rank: #6[1]
Theatrical Revenues
GROSS
- (Adjusted Gross in $millions)
- Domestic Theatrical Release: $229 [1]
