The Grapes of Wrath (1940) [w/Commentary]

Director: John Ford
Starring: Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine, Charles Grapewin, Dorris Bowdon, Russell Simpson

In the troubling times of the Great Depression the Joad family, accompanied by their friend Reverend Jim, migrate from Oklahoma to California in the hopes of finding work in a vineyard and improving their financial condition. But the road is long and rough, and when they reach their destination things aren't quite what they expected.



Audio Commentary by film scholar Joseph McBride and John Steinbeck scholar Susan Shillinglaw

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