East of Eden (1955)

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.

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Cast

• James Dean as Cal Trask
• Julie Harris as Abra Bacon
• Raymond Massey as Adam Trask
• Richard Davalos as Aron Trask
• Jo Van Fleet as Kate Trask
• Burl Ives as Sam the Sheriff
• Albert Dekker as Will Hamilton
• Lois Smith as Anne
• Harold Gordon as Gustav Albrecht
• Nick Dennis as Rantani

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