Cinematic background from The Grapes of Wrath 1940 - Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due to foreclosure. He catches up with them on his Uncle’s farm, and joins them the next day as they head for California and a new life... Hopefully.

The Grapes of Wrath

1940

Drama

Directors:
John Ford
Writers:
John Steinbeck, Nunnally Johnson
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Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – A group of people standing in front of each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – A man wearing a hat and looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – Black and white photograph of a man sitting on a chair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – An older man and a woman sitting at a dinner table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – A man standing next to a truck on a bridge; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – An older man sitting at a table with a book; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – A man sitting on top of a pile of rocks; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – An older man sitting at a table with a cup of coffee in front of him; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – A man standing in a kitchen holding a cup; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – Black and white photograph of a man in a crowd; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – Black and white photograph of a man sitting on a bench; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – Two young girls sitting on top of a wooden barrel; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – A black and white photo of a group of men sitting on a bench; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – A group of men sitting in the drivers seat of an antique car; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – A black and white photo of three men standing together; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – A group of men sitting around a table eating; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – Two men are looking at each other while holding a cigarette; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – An old black and white photo of a woman and a man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – A black and white photo of a man with a hat on; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – A man standing in front of another man in a forest; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – A black and white photo of a man in a car; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – Two young children peeking out of a wooden box; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – A man wearing a hat and overalls standing in front of an oven; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – A man in a hat and a man in a vest and a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – An old photo of a man and an older man at a desk; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – A black and white photo of a man with a hat on; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – An empty road with power lines in the background; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat and suspenders; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – An older man and woman sitting at a table with a cup of coffee; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – Two men are walking on a dirt road; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – An old photo of a man holding a pan in a restaurant kitchen; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – Two men are standing in a field talking; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – An old photo of a man holding a license plate in front of other men; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – An older man and woman sitting at a table with a cup of coffee; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – A black and white photo of a group of men standing next to a body of water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – A man wearing a hat and overalls standing in front of a door; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – Two older women sitting next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – A man in a hat and overalls standing in a field; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – A man in a suit and hat is holding a cigarette; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – A black and white photo of a group of men in hats; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – An old man wearing a black hat and looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – A man wearing a hat and a bow tie in front of a stone wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – A man sitting at a table in front of a menu board; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – Black and white photograph of a man sitting on the ground; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – Two men wearing hats and standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – A group of men standing next to each other in hats; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – An older man sitting at a table in front of another man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – A man in a leather jacket and a hat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – A black and white photo of a group of men standing in front of a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), directed by John Ford – An older woman looking sad while standing in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle