John Steinbeck

Of Mice and Men (2021)

Two migrant ranch workers, best friends, move from place to place, seeking work and the promise of the American dream. George dreams of owning land and being his own boss. Lennie, his partner, a giant and physically strong man with cognitive disability, si ...

In Dubious Battle (2016)

In the California apple country, 900 migratory workers rise 'in dubious battle' against the landowners. The group takes on a life of its own—stronger than its individual members, and more frightening. Led by the doomed Jim Nolan, the strike is founded on ...

National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men (2014)

A powerful portrait of the American spirit and a heartbreaking testament to the bonds of friendship. ...

The Pearl (2001)

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 trying to take advantage of him. ...

Of Mice and Men (1992)

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

Ondu Muttina Kathe (1987)

Bollywood 1987 ...

The Winter of Our Discontent (1983)

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

Cannery Row (1982)

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, giving them both a renewed chance at life. ...

Of Mice and Men (1981)

George and Lenny travel through the Depression-era west working at odd jobs, hoping to make enough money to buy their own farm. George must always watch over his intellectually disabled friend, and keep him out of danger, both to himself and to others. Aft ...

The Red Pony (1973)

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

Topoli (1972)

It is loosely based on the novel "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck and is the life story of Topoli a young fat guy who lives by his nephew Essi. ...

The Harness (1971)

A gentle John Steinbeck tale from 1938 about a farmer who is dominated by his ailing wife until a free-minded young woman turns up at his ranch with her eight-year-old son. ...

Des souris et des hommes (1971)

Of Mice and Men (1968)

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

The Winter of Our Discontent (1963)

A television play from John Steinbeck's novel, performed live for Leningrad Television. ...

A World for You and Me (1962)

Turkish adaptation of the novel "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck. ...

Mahalle Arkadaşları (1961)

Türkan and Captain Selim want to get married. Türkan is worried about her father's reaction and wants to wait. The captain, who does not listen to her, goes to her father and asks for her hand in marriage. Türkan's father kicks the captain out. The fath ...

Burning Bright (1959)

In this acclaimed production of John Steinbeck's classic morality tale, award-winning actress Colleen Dewhurst stars as Mordeen, a wife driven to desperate measures to give her aging circus performer husband a child. Dana Elcar, Donald Madden and Tony Awar ...

The Wayward Bus (1957)

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 shortcomings, not knowing where life will lead next. ...

East of Eden (1955)

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 father. Cal is frustrated at every turn, from his reaction to the war, how to get ahead in business and in lif ...

Viva Zapata! (1952)

The story of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, who led a rebellion against the corrupt, oppressive dictatorship of president Porfirio Díaz in the early 20th century. ...

The Red Pony (1949)

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 city-loving Fred and country-happy Alice -- constantly bickering, Tom looks to cowboy Billy Buck for compa ...

The Pearl (1947)

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 bitten by a scorpion. When Quino unexpectedly finds a magnificent pearl in the sea, Juana senses that the dis ...

A Medal for Benny (1945)

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 pretend that he and his family are cherished, eminent citizens. ...

Lifeboat (1944)

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 U-boat. ...

The Moon Is Down (1943)

The story of a small town in Norway that resists German occupation during World War II. Based on a John Steinbeck novel. ...

Tortilla Flat (1942)

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

The Forgotten Village (1941)

Documentary examining the conflicts between the coming of modernization and the traditional culture of a small Mexican village. ...

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

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 Uncle's farm, and joins them the next day as they head for California and a new life... Hopefully. ...

Of Mice and Men (1939)

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

Steinbeck ed il Vietnam in guerra (2021)

The Grapes of Wrath: The Ghost of Modern America (2019)

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 Depr ...

John Steinbeck: Voice of America (2011)

Melvyn Bragg travels from Oklahoma to California to examine the enduring legacy of the Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck. ...

Adventures on the New Frontier (1961)

A look at the daily business of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, with a focus on some of the political issues he faces six weeks into his term. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2007. ...

O. Henry's Full House (1952)

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 is going to get arrested so he can spend the winter in a nice jail cell. He fails. He can't even accost a wo ...