Synopsis:
Following a prison term he served for manslaughter, Tom Joad returns to find his family homestead overwhelmed by weather and the greed of the banking industry. With little work potential on the horizon of the Oklahoma dust bowls, the entire family packs up and heads for the promised land - California. But the arduous trip and harsh living conditions they encounter offer little hope, and family unity proves as daunting a challenge as any other they face.
Cast:
Henry Fonda, John Carradine, Jane Darwell
Other Details:
Winner of 2 Academy Awards including Best Director (John Ford) and Best Actress (Jane Darwell) (Nominated for 7 Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Actor (Henry Fonda)
Directed by four-time Academy Award winner John Ford
Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel "The Grapes of Wrath" by author John Steinbeck.
Format: Black & White, Full Frame
Audio: English Mono DTS-HD Master Audio, Spanish Mono, French Mono DTS-HD Master Audio
Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish
Region: Region 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Rated: NOT RATED
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Run Time: 129 minutes
National street date: 6/5/12
Special Features:
- Commentary by Joseph McBride (Film Scholar) and Susan Shilllinglaw (John Steinbeck Scholar)
- Fox Movie Channel presents Fox Legacy with Tom Rothman
- Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker as seen on Biography on the A&E Network
- Fox Movietone News
- Theatrical Trailer