Movie Description
National Theatre Live: The Grapes of Wrath
(2024)Overview
Forced to travel West in search of a promised land, the Joad family embark on an epic journey across America in the hope of finding work and a new life in California. Their story is one of false hopes, wrong turns and broken dreams, but also a hymn to human kindness and a tribute to the endurance of the human spirit.
Featured Crew
- Director : Carrie Cracknell
- Writer : John Steinbeck
- Cast : Cherry Jones,Harry Treadaway,Natey Jones,Zoe Aldrich,Afolabi Alli,Rhys Bailey,Rachel Barnes,Brandon Bassir,Lin Blakley,Tom Bulpett,Morgan Burgess,Ryan Ellsworth,Ryan Ellsworth,Christopher Godwin,Valentine Hanson,Greg Hicks,Harley Johnston,William Lawlor,Mirren Mack,Maimuna Memon,Matthew Romain,Anish Roy,Michael Shaeffer,Robyn Sinclair,Tucker St Ivany,Emma Tracey,Cath Whitefield
Cast
Ma Joad
Tom Joad
Jim Casy
Elizabeth Sandry / Second Agricultural Officer / Understudy Granma Joad & Ma Joad
Muley Graves / Floyd Knowles / Ensemble / Understudy Jim Casy & Mr. Wainwright
Winfield Joad / Understudy Noah Joad, Al Joad, Man in the Barn's Son
Band Vocal / Accordion / Understudy First Agricultural Officer/Mrs Knowles/Woman Shot in Hand/ Bookkeeper
Camp Proprietor / First Officer / Second Man / First Man with Club / Understudy Tom Joad & Willy's Accomplice
Granma Joad
Noah Joad / Understudy Weedpatch Camp Director & Mayor of Hooverville
Band Vocal / Guitar / Slide Guitar / Second Officer / Hooper Ranch Guard
Willy / Man Going Back / Mayor of Hooverville / Man in Barn / Understudy Grampa/Contractor/Pa Joad/Uncle John
Ensemble / Understudy Band/Agnes Wainwright/Ruthie Joad/Gas Station Attendant
Grampa Joad / Contractor
First Agricultural Officer / Weedpatch Camp Director / Camp Guard / Mr Wainwright
Pa Joad
Gas Station Attendant / Second Man with Club / Willy's Accomplice
The Man in the Barn's Son
Rose of Sharon
Band Vocal / Banjo / Woman with Guitar
Band Vocal / Fiddle / Deputy Sheriff / Understudy Man Going Back/Man in Barn/Second Man
Connie Rivers / Understudy Second Older Man
Uncle John
Mrs Knowles / Agnes Wainwright / Ensemble / Understudy Woman with Guitar/Mrs Wainwright
Al Joad
Ruthie Joad / Understudy Rose of Sharon
Gas Station Owner / Bookkeeper / Mrs Wainwright / Ensemble / Understudy Elizabeth Sandry/Second Agricultural Officer
Posters
Facts
Original TitleNational Theatre Live: The Grapes of Wrath
Status Released
Release Information
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2024-12-06
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 02h 26m
Production CompaniesNational Theatre
