East of Eden (1955)
Sometimes you can't tell who's good and who's bad! ...
118 min
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.
- Release date
- March 9, 1955
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Leonard Rosenman
- Budget
- $2
- Box office
- $5,000,000
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Trailer
Cast
- James Dean as Cal Trask
- Julie Harris as Abra
- Raymond Massey as Adam Trask
- Richard Davalos as Aron Trask
- Jo Van Fleet as Kate
- Burl Ives as Sam - the Sheriff
- Albert Dekker as Will Hamilton
- Lois Smith as Anne
- Harold Gordon as Gustav Albrecht
- Nick Dennis as Rantani
- Abdullah Abbas as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
- John Alban as Townsman (uncredited)
- Frank Baker as Townsman (uncredited)
- Barbara Baxley as Nurse (uncredited)
- John Beradino as Coalman at Lettuce Field (uncredited)
- Joe Brooks as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
- Nora Bush as Townswoman at Carnival (uncredited)
- Timothy Carey as Joe (uncredited)
- Jack Carr as Charlie (Townsman at Carnival) (uncredited)
- Wheaton Chambers as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
- Lonny Chapman as Roy Turner (Automobile Mechanic) (uncredited)
- Edward Clark as Draft Board Member (uncredited)
- Harry Cording as Bouncer (uncredited)
- Roger Creed as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
- Lester Dorr as City Official at Parade (uncredited)
Crew
- Elia Kazan · Director
- John Steinbeck · Writer
- Paul Osborn · Writer
- Leonard Rosenman · Composer
- Ted D. McCord · Cinematographer
- Owen Marks · Editor