East of Eden (1955)
Sometimes you can't tell who's good and who's bad! ...
- Released
- Runtime 1h 55m
- Director Elia Kazan
- Genres Drama
- Rating 7.5/10 (833 votes)
Synopsis
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 life, and how to relate to his estranged mother.
Cast
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James Dean
as Cal Trask
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Julie Harris
as Abra Bacon
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Raymond Massey
as Adam Trask
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Richard Davalos
as Aron Trask
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Jo Van Fleet
as Kate Trask
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Burl Ives
as Sam the Sheriff
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Albert Dekker
as Will Hamilton
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Lois Smith
as Anne
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Harold Gordon
as Gustav Albrecht
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Nick Dennis
as Rantani
- Abdullah Abbas as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
- John Alban as Townsman (uncredited)
- Rose Allen as Townswoman at Carnival (uncredited)
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Frank Baker
as Townsman (uncredited)
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Barbara Baxley
as Nurse (uncredited)
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John Beradino
as Coalman at Lettuce Field (uncredited)
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Joe Brooks
as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
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Nora Bush
as Townswoman at Carnival (uncredited)
Crew
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Elia Kazan
Director
- Ted D. McCord Director of Photography
- Owen Marks Editor
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Leonard Rosenman
Original Music Composer
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Elia Kazan
Producer
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Paul Osborn
Screenplay
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