| Description |
1 videodisc (129 min.) : sd., b&w. |
| Notes |
In English with optional Spanish-dubbed dialogue and English or Spanish subtitles. |
| Cast |
Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine. |
| Credits |
Twentieth Century-Fox ; produced by Darryl F. Zanuck ; directed by John Ford ; screenplay by Nunnally Johnson ; director of photography, Gregg Toland ; music, Alfred Newman. |
| Notes |
Based on the novel by John Steinbeck. |
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Special features: commentary by scholars Joseph McBride and Susan Shillinglaw; U.K. prologue; 'Darryl F. Zannuck : 20th Century filmmaker,' as seen on Biography; Movietone News : 3 drought reports from 1934; outtakes; still gallery; 'Roosevelt lauds motion pictures at Academy fete' featurette; restoration comparison. |
| Summary |
Outstanding adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel about an Okie family who lose their farm and join other Dust Bowl refugees on the road to exploitation as migrant workers. Told with gritty realism but with a compassion that still engages viewers more than a half century later, director John Ford's definitive portrait of uprooted and dispossessed Americans during the Depression features compelling performances by a superior cast, including Henry Fonda as young Tom Joad, perplexed and angry that people are starving in a land of plenty, and Jane Darwell as the formidable Ma Joad whose perseverance and optimism keep the family together. |
| Notes |
DVD; Dolby digital stereo; full-screen. |
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Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. |
| Awards |
Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress, Jane Darwell ; Best Director, John Ford. |
| Subject |
Depressions -- 1929 -- United States -- Drama.
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Film adaptations.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Feature films.
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Award winners (Films)
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| Other Names |
Ford, John, 1894-1973, director.
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Johnson, Nunnally.
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Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982.
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Darwell, Jane, 1880-1967.
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Carradine, John.
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Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968.
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Zanuck, Darryl Francis, 1902-
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