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Overview

User Rating:
8.1/10   11,453 votes
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Director:
Writers:
John Steinbeck (novel)
Paul Osborn (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
10 April 1955 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Of what a girl did . . . what a boy did ... of ecstasy and revenge! more
Plot:
In the Salinas Valley, in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 7 wins & 9 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(21 articles)
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User Comments:
Elia Kazan and James Dean at their best more (114 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Julie Harris ... Abra

James Dean ... Caleb 'Cal' Trask
Raymond Massey ... Adam Trask

Burl Ives ... Sam the Sheriff
Richard Davalos ... Aron Trask
Jo Van Fleet ... Kate
Albert Dekker ... Will Hamilton

Lois Smith ... Anne
Harold Gordon ... Gustav Albrecht
Nick Dennis ... Rantani
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Abdullah Abbas ... Carnival Townsman (uncredited)
Rose Allen ... Townswoman at Carnival (uncredited)
José Arias ... Prisoner (uncredited)
Barbara Baxley ... Nurse (uncredited)
Joe Brooks ... Carnival Townsman (uncredited)

Timothy Carey ... Joe (uncredited)
Jack Carr ... Charlie - Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
Wheaton Chambers ... Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
Lonny Chapman ... Roy (uncredited)
Edward Clark ... Draft Board Member (uncredited)
Harry Cording ... Bouncer (uncredited)
Roger Creed ... Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
Ray Dawe ... Workman (uncredited)
Anna Dewey ... Townswoman at Carnival (uncredited)
Darren Dublin ... Student (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum ... Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
Al Ferguson ... Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
Cliff Fields ... Student (uncredited)
Robert Foulk ... Man at Boxcar (uncredited)
Richard Garrick ... Dr. Edwards (uncredited)
Chief Leonard George ... Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
John George ... Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
Sam Harris ... Official at Parade (uncredited)
Jonathan Haze ... Piscora's Son (uncredited)
Ramsay Hill ... English Officer (uncredited)
Effie Laird ... Townswoman at Carnival (uncredited)
Edward McNally ... Soldier (uncredited)
Tex Mooney ... Bartender (uncredited)
Paul Nichols ... Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
William 'Bill' Phillips ... Coalman at Lettuce Fields (uncredited)
Rose Plumer ... Rose - Townswoman at Carnival (uncredited)
Julian Rivero ... Prisoner (uncredited)
Mickey Roth ... Student (uncredited)
Loretta Rush ... Card Dealer (uncredited)
Mario Siletti ... Mr. Piscora (uncredited)
Bette Treadville ... Madame (uncredited)
Sailor Vincent ... Townsman in Parade (uncredited)
Lillian West ... Townswoman at Carnival (uncredited)
Chalky Williams ... Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
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Directed by
Elia Kazan 
 
Writing credits
John Steinbeck (novel "East of Eden")

Paul Osborn (screenplay)

Produced by
Elia Kazan .... producer
 
Original Music by
Leonard Rosenman 
 
Cinematography by
Ted D. McCord  (as Ted McCord)
 
Film Editing by
Owen Marks 
 
Art Direction by
James Basevi 
Malcolm C. Bert  (as Malcolm Bert)
 
Set Decoration by
George James Hopkins 
 
Makeup Department
Gordon Bau .... makeup artist
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Don Alvarado .... assistant director (as Don Page)
Horace Hough .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Stanley Jones .... sound
 
Stunts
Mushy Callahan .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Conrad L. Hall .... camera operator (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Anna Hill Johnstone .... wardrobe designer
 
Editorial Department
John Hambleton .... color consultant
 
Music Department
Maurice De Packh .... orchestrator (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Guy Thomajan .... dialogue director
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
John Steinbeck's East of Eden (USA) (complete title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for thematic elements and some violent content. (2005 re-issue)
Runtime:
115 min
Country:
Language:
Color:
Color (Warnercolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.55 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Perspecta Sound encoding) (35 mm optical prints) | 4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints) (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Germany:16 | Iceland:L | Spain:13 | UK:AA (1976) (cut) | UK:PG (video rating) | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #17086) | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | South Korea:15 | Sweden:11 (re-release) | Switzerland:16 (canton of the Grisons) | USA:PG (2005 re-issue)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
James Dean would provoke Raymond Massey off-camera so that the elder actor would hate him and he could get into character easier. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: Early in the movie after Cal rides the train to Salina, you can see a modern day automobile in the upper right of the scene showing the view of a field. more
Quotes:
Adam Trask: [Adam gives Cal the bible to read] Start at the fifth verse. Verse 5.
Cal Trask: [Cal begins to read...] "I acknowledge my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah."
Adam Trask: Go on.
Cal Trask: [he continues] Six..
Adam Trask: And I suggest a little slower, Cal. And you don't have to read the verse numbers.
Cal Trask: [Cal continues on] "For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee. And surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him. Selah." Seven..
Adam Trask: Not the numbers, Cal...
Cal Trask: [Cal abruptly furthers reading] "Thou art my hiding place, thou shalt preserve me from trouble, thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah."
[pause]
Cal Trask: *Eight*...
[...]
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003) more
Soundtrack:
Avalon more

FAQ

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20 out of 29 people found the following comment useful.
Elia Kazan and James Dean at their best, 28 June 2005
10/10
Author: rontaube from Twin Cities, Minnesota

I've seen this movie several times, most recently on DVD with an additional DVD that includes the premier and a documentary about James Dean. Each time I see this movie I see it from a new perspective. I learned from the DVD and from reading Elia Kazan's comments that the character Cal (played by Dean) is really Steinbeck in many ways in his youth and Kazan also identified with him. I learned that there was real friction between Dean and the man who played his father, Raymond Massey and that Dean deliberately provoked Massey to get angry with him to bring out the moment in the film of the father's feelings towards his son. I also marvel each time i see this movie at the outstanding performance of Jo Van Fleet. She deserved her best supporting actress academy award. This movie resonates on many levels as do most of Kazan's films. It is modern retelling of the garden of eden story and it is the story of the troubled youth of the fifties fighting against the conservatism of the Eisenhower years. It is a story of the confusion and conflicts in a family with a war approaching and it's a story about a woman (Van Fleet's character) who doesn't like being bottled up in a controlled religious setting. Many things to enjoy here and one wonders where the artists of Kazans stature are in this day and age. I only wish that all of Kazan's films were on DVD, such as Baby Doll and Wild River. I wonder if anyone but me notices that on the extra DVD where there is an interview with John Steinbeck that he shifts and contorts his mouth in a manner very like Dean in the movie. It was said that neither Steinbeck nor Kazan originally liked Dean but both agreed that he was perfect for the part and both identified with him very much.

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