THE GRAPES OF WRATH


 "THE GRAPES OF WRATH" --- (1940) --- 

MY THOUGHTS:
This was the first time I watched this movie, and I enjoyed it very much, in spite of the depressing material; although I felt that the ending was a somewhat uplifting. I thought that the acting was very good, especially from Jane Darwell. It is a movie I would watch again.

SYNOPSIS:
"The Joad clan, introduced to the world in John Steinbeck's iconic novel, is looking for a better life in California. After their drought-ridden farm is seized by the bank, the family -- led by just-paroled son Tom -- loads up a truck and heads West. On the road, beset by hardships, the Joads meet dozens of other families making the same trek and holding onto the same dream. Once in California, however, the Joads soon realize that the promised land isn't quite what they hoped."

STARRING:
Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine, Dorris Bowdon, John Qualen and Eddie Quillan

SCREENPLAY:
Nunnally Johnson, as adapted from the novel by John Steinbeck.

DIRECTOR:
John

AWARDS & OTHER HONORS:
It was nominated for seven (7) Academy Awards and won two (2) of them, for:

"Best Director" (John Ford)
"Best Supporting Actress" (Jane Darwell)

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