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The Grapes of Wrath

Movie · 1940 · 128 min

A slow, dusty journey that wears you down with hardship yet leaves you moved by stubborn family endurance.

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1940 film by John Ford
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Year
1940
Runtime
128 min
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • family
  • class
  • justice
  • politics
Places
  • countryside
  • road trip
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
John Ford
Written by
John Steinbeck, Nunnally Johnson
Starring
Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine, Mae Marsh, Ward Bond, John Qualen, Charley Grapewin, Russell Simpson
Music
Alfred Newman
Cinematography
Gregg Toland
Runtime
128 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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