The movie was adapted by Emilio Fernández[?], John Steinbeck and Jack Wagner[?] from the novel by Steinbeck. It was directed by Fernández.
... the town has a total area of 16.3 km² (6.3 mi²). 15.3 km² (5.9 mi²) of it is land and 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²) of it is water. The total area is ...