The tag team duo Noah and Jonesy sit down and talk themselves into actually liking the acclaimed Henry Fonda make or break cinematic masterpiece The Grapes of Wrath. The Grapes of Wrath is a 1940 drama film directed by John Ford. It was based on John Steinbeck's 1939 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name. The screenplay was written by Nunnally Johnson and the executive producer was Darryl F. Zanuck.  Does it hold up? Is it truly one of the best? We'll be the judge of that. Next Up: Star Wars (1977) The tag team duo Noah and Jonesy sit down and talk themselves into actually liking the acclaimed Henry Fonda make or break cinematic masterpiece The Grapes of Wrath. The Grapes of Wrath is a 1940 drama film directed by John Ford. It was based on John Steinbeck's 1939 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name. The screenplay was written by Nunnally Johnson and the executive producer was Darryl F. Zanuck.  Does it hold up? Is it truly one of the best? We'll be the judge of that. Next Up: Star Wars (1977)