East of Eden
“Sometimes you can't tell who's good and who's bad! ...”
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
82 people
James Dean
Cal Trask
Known for
Rebel Without a Cause
Giant
Julie Harris
Abra Bacon
Known for
The Haunting
The Civil War
Raymond Massey
Adam Trask
Known for
Things to Come
Arsenic and Old Lace
Richard Davalos
Aron Trask
Known for
Cool Hand Luke
Kelly's Heroes
Jo Van Fleet
Kate Trask
Known for
The Tenant
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Burl Ives
Sam the Sheriff
Known for
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Albert Dekker
Will Hamilton
Known for
Kiss Me Deadly
The Wild Bunch
Lois Smith
Anne
Known for
Minority Report
Lady Bird
Harold Gordon
Gustav Albrecht
Known for
Viva Zapata!
Nick Dennis
Rantani
Known for
A Streetcar Named Desire
Kiss Me Deadly
Abdullah Abbas
Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
John Alban
Townsman (uncredited)
Also in
Room for One More
Repeat Performance
Elia Kazan Director · Paul Osborn Screenplay John Steinbeck Author
Worldwide gross $5M · United States release April 10, 1955 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$5,000,000
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 9, 1955
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States · April 10, 1955
Theatrical
United States
September 25, 2005 · Limited theatrical · Limited rerelease
Argentina
May 23, 1956 · Theatrical
June 12, 1963 · Theatrical · Re-release
Australia
January 5, 1956 · Theatrical
Austria
September 1, 1955 · Theatrical
Belgium
November 11, 1955 · Theatrical
Brazil
May 15, 1955 · Theatrical
Canada
April 28, 1955 · Theatrical
China
April 17, 2014 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
Czechia
January 12, 1966 · Theatrical · Re-release
Denmark
October 29, 1957 · Theatrical
July 20, 2001 · Theatrical · Re-release
Finland
November 11, 1955 · Theatrical
September 13, 1968 · Theatrical · Re-release
France
May 9, 1955 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
October 10, 1955 · Theatrical
April 14, 2004 · Theatrical · Re-release
Germany
July 6, 1955 · Theatrical · West Germany
Greece
December 6, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Hong Kong SAR China
July 27, 1955 · Theatrical
Hungary
October 14, 1965 · Theatrical
Ireland
November 11, 1955 · Theatrical
Italy
September 21, 1955 · Theatrical
Japan
October 14, 1955 · Theatrical
November 3, 2005 · Theatrical · Re-release
Mexico
April 5, 1956 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 21, 1955 · Theatrical
April 17, 2002 · TV · RTL 5
July 14, 2010 · Physical · DVD
Norway
August 31, 1955 · Theatrical
Portugal
May 12, 1956 · Theatrical
Romania
March 11, 1969 · Theatrical · cinema "Patria"
Serbia
January 8, 2011 · Premiere · Kustendorf International Film and Music Festival
Slovakia
January 1, 1971 · Theatrical
April 19, 1998 · TV · Markíza
South Africa
March 19, 1956 · Limited theatrical · Johannesburg
April 23, 1956 · Theatrical
South Korea
September 6, 1957 · Theatrical
Spain
October 6, 1958 · Limited theatrical · Barcelona
November 13, 1958 · Theatrical
March 16, 1970 · Theatrical · Re-release
Sweden
October 10, 1955 · Theatrical
November 26, 1962 · Theatrical · Re-release
Türkiye
December 1, 1955 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
July 14, 1955 · Theatrical
Uruguay
October 11, 1956 · Theatrical
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