East of Eden (1955)

04/10/1955 1h 55m

The searing classic of paradise lost!

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Overview

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 Ages at Release

James Dean

as Cal Trask

Born 02/08/1931

Died 09/30/1955, age

Julie Harris

as Abra Bacon

Born 12/02/1925

Died 08/24/2013, age

Raymond Massey

as Adam Trask

Born 08/28/1896

Died 07/29/1983, age

Richard Davalos

as Aron Trask

Born 11/05/1930

Died 03/08/2016, age

Jo Van Fleet

as Kate Trask

Born 12/30/1914

Died 06/10/1996, age

Burl Ives

as Sam the Sheriff

Born 06/14/1909

Died 04/14/1995, age

Albert Dekker

as Will Hamilton

Born 12/20/1905

Died 05/05/1968, age

Lois Smith

as Anne

Born 11/03/1930, age

Barbara Baxley

as Nurse (uncredited)

Born 01/01/1923

Died 06/07/1990, age

Lonny Chapman

as Roy Turner (Automobile Mechanic) (uncredited)

Born 10/01/1920

Died 10/12/2007, age