Evicted from their Oklahoma farm homes, a poor family head to California too seek better lives during the Great Depression.
Cast: Dorris Bowdon, Henry Fonda
Crew: John Ford (Director), Charles G Clarke (Director of Photography), Gregg Toland (Director of Photography), Alfred Newman (Music Director)
Release Dates: 15 Mar 1940 (United States)
Did you know? Before filming, undercover investigators were sent by producer Darryl F. Zanuck to the migrant camps to see if John Steinbeck had been exaggerating about the squalor and unfair treatment meted out there. He was horrified to discover that, if anything, Steinbeck had actually downplayed what went on in the camps. Read More
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as Rosasharn
as Tom Joad
as Wilkie
as Joe
as Grandpa
as Winfield
as Connie
as Arkansas Storekeeper
as Uncle John
as Noah
as Caretaker
as Bert
as Ma Joad
as Davis
as Jim Casy
as Muley Bates
as Migrant
as Al
as Hungry Boy
as Thomas
as Pa Joad
as Ruthie
as Needles Policeman
as Bill
as Grandma
Production
Producer
Production Company
Associate Producer
Production Manager
Distribution
Camera and Electrical
Director of Photography
Still Photographer
Assistant Cameraman
Gaffer
Music
Music Director
Sound
Sound Effects Editor
Art
Art Director
Prop Master
Set Decorator
Assistant Props Master
Costume and Wardrobe
Costume Designer
Stunts
Stunt Director
Film Type:
Feature
Language:
English
Colour Info:
Black & White
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
1.37:1
Stereoscopy:
No
Trivia:
Before filming, undercover investigators were sent by producer Darryl F. Zanuck to the migrant camps to see if John Steinbeck had been exaggerating about the squalor and unfair treatment meted out there. He was horrified to discover that, if anything, Steinbeck had actually downplayed what went on in the camps.
All makeup and perfume was banned from the set since John Ford felt that it was not in keeping with the tone of the picture.
John Steinbeck loved the movie and was particularly enamored with the performance of Henry Fonda as Tom Joad.
John Steinbeck and Henry Fonda became good friends. So much so that Fonda did a reading at Steinbeck's funeral.
All makeup and perfume was banned from the set since John Ford felt that it was not in keeping with the tone of the picture.
John Steinbeck loved the movie and was particularly enamored with the performance of Henry Fonda as Tom Joad.
John Steinbeck and Henry Fonda became good friends. So much so that Fonda did a reading at Steinbeck's funeral.
