Review of The Grapes of Wrath (1940) by Otis Ferguson for The New Republic — 10 Jan 1957
The word that comes in most handily for The Grapes of Wrath is magnificent. Movies will probably go on improving and broadening themselves; but in any event, The Grapes of Wrath is the most mature picture story that has ever been made, in feeling, in purpose, and in the use of the medium.
You can drag out classics (it is often safer not to go back and see them) and you can roll off names in different tongues and times. But this is a best that has no very near comparison to date.
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This review of The Grapes of Wrath (1940) was written by Otis Ferguson and published by The New Republic on 10 Jan 1957.
The Grapes of Wrath has generally received very positive reviews.
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