East of Eden (1955)1h55
Drama
Director Elia Kazan (7.4 avg)
Also directed On the Waterfront, A Streetcar Named Desire, Splendor in the Grass, and 15 more
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.
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Cast
James Dean
Julie Harris
Raymond Massey
Richard Davalos
Jo Van Fleet
Burl Ives
Albert Dekker
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