John Steinbeck Movies

Danny, a poor northern Californian Mexican-American, inherits two houses from his grandfather and is quickly taken advantage of by his vagabond...

In the California apple country, 900 migratory workers rise 'in dubious battle' against the landowners. The group takes on a life of its...

A poor Mexican diver finds a priceless pearl that will change his impoverished family's future -- if he can fend off his own greed and the people...

The story of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, who led a rebellion against the corrupt, oppressive dictatorship of president Porfirio...

Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due to foreclosure. He catches up with them on his...

Two drifters, one a gentle but slow giant, try to make money working the fields during the Depression so they can fulfill their dreams.

In the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother for the love of their...

A young farmboy who can't seem to communicate with his father develops an attachment to a young red pony.

During World War II, a small group of survivors is stranded in a lifeboat together after the ship they were traveling on is destroyed by a German...

Five O. Henry stories, each separate. The primary one from the critics' acclaim was "The Cop and the Anthem". Soapy tells fellow bum Horace that he...

Two ranch workers, one of them simple-minded, look for work and happiness during the Great Depression, but luck is not in their cards.

Doc, who has just moved to Cannery Row, realizes that the only entertainment is the brothel. There he meets the spunky Suzy and they fall in love,...

An intellectually disabled giant and his level headed guardian find work at a sadistic cowboy's ranch in depression era America.

Adapted from Mexico's "The Forgotten Village". It deals with the fight that develops from the superstitious and ignorant interpretation of a problem...

Outcast Benny Martin joined the army to escape public scorn. But when townspeople learn that he is to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor, they...

Three strangers embark on a life-changing journey on a fateful bus ride. As the road presents challenges, each character faces his or her own...

Peter Miles stars as Tom Tiflin, the little boy at the heart of this John Steinbeck story set in Salinas Valley. With his incompatible parents -- the...

This story tells those self-denials of an honest man what necessary to reach his object of life.

Fisherman Quino and his wife Juana are very poor and desperate because the town's foreign doctor refuses to treat their son Coyotito, who has been...