The Grapes of Wrath thumbnail
The Grapes of Wrath
Synopsis
Following a prison term he served for manslaughter, Tom Joad returns to find his family homestead overwhelmed by weather and the greed of the banking industry. With little work potential on the horizon of the Oklahoma dust bowls, the entire family packs up and heads for the promised land ? California. But the arduous trip and harsh living conditions they encounter offer little hope, and family unity proves as daunting a challenge as any other they face.
In cinemas
Watch at home
Full Credits
  • Director:
    John Patton Ford,
  • Writer:
    John Steinbeck, Nunnally Johnson,
  • Producer:
    Darryl F. Zanuck,
  • Cinematographer:
    Gregg Toland,
  • Editor:
    Robert L. Simpson,
  • Cast:
    Henry Fonda, John Carradine, Jane Darwell, Dorris Bowdon, Charley Grapewin,
  • Associate Producer:
    Nunnally Johnson,
  • Camera Operator:
    Bert Shipman,
  • Sound Effects Editor:
    Robert Parrish,
  • Assistant Director:
    Edward O'Fearna, Wingate Smith,
  • Original Music Composer:
    Alfred Newman,
  • Sound Designer:
    Edmund H. Hansen, George Leverett, Roger Heman Sr.,
  • Makeup Department Head:
    Gustaf Norin,
  • Author:
    John Steinbeck,
  • Gaffer:
    Vic Jones, Bill McLellan,
  • Assistant Property Master:
    William Sittel,
  • Production Manager:
    Ralph Dietrich,
  • Unit Production Manager:
    Bernard McEveety,
  • Screenplay:
    Nunnally Johnson,
  • Set Decoration:
    Thomas Little,
  • Camera Supervisor:
    Cliff Shirpser,
  • Costume Supervisor:
    Sam Benson,
  • Art Direction:
    Mark-Lee Kirk, Richard Day,
  • Makeup Artist:
    Charles Gemora,
  • Second Unit:
    Otto Brower,
  • Costume Design:
    Gwen Wakeling,

Technical specifications

The Grapes of Wrath logo