East of Eden

1955 · directed by Elia Kazan

Rating
78/100
Hit
no

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.

East of Eden (1955), directed by Elia Kazan, rates 78/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • James Dean
  • Julie Harris
  • Raymond Massey
  • Richard Davalos
  • Jo Van Fleet
  • Burl Ives
  • Albert Dekker
  • Lois Smith
  • Harold Gordon
  • Nick Dennis

Crew

  • Ted D. McCord — Director of Photography
  • Owen Marks — Editor
  • Leonard Rosenman — Original Music Composer
  • Paul Osborn — Screenplay

More from Elia Kazan

  1. On the Waterfront (1954) — 98/100 · hit
  2. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) — 97/100 · hit
  3. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) — 84/100 · hit
  4. Panic in the Streets (1950) — 81/100 · hit
  5. Wild River (1960) — 81/100 · hit
  6. A Face in the Crowd (1957) — 80/100 · hit

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