The Grapes of Wrath: The Ghost of Modern America
54m·Documentary, History
Directed by Priscilla Pizzato
In April 1939, "Grapes of Wrath" entered the pantheon of literature with a bang. Americans are at loggerheads over the odyssey of the Joad family, tenant farmers from Oklahoma who, like thousands of others, were driven from their land during the Great Depression. Eighty years have passed since the famous work was published, and 90 years since the beginning of the Great Depression in 1929. To mark this occasion, the documentary examines the genesis of the novel, its themes, its renewed reception during the financial crisis of 2008.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Denis PodalydèsReciter (voice) | Reciter (voice) |
 Gavin JonesSelf, professor, Stanford University | Self, professor, Stanford University |
| SSusan SchillinglawSelf, professor of English, San Jose State University | Self, professor of English, San Jose State University |
 Marie-Christine LemardeleySelf, professor of English literature | Self, professor of English literature |
 Pap NdiayeSelf, historian | Self, historian |
 Delphine CoulinSelf, writer | Self, writer |
| SSharon GarrisonSelf, former resident of Arvin Farm Labor Camp | Self, former resident of Arvin Farm Labor Camp |
| DDale GibsonSelf, former resident of Arvin Farm Labor Camp | Self, former resident of Arvin Farm Labor Camp |
 John SteinbeckSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |