East of Eden

"Sometimes you can't tell who's good and who's bad! ..."

1955 1h 55m EN

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 841

Drama

Synopsis

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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.

“Sometimes you can't tell who's good and who's bad! ...”

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Cast

James Dean
Cal Trask
Julie Harris
Abra Bacon
Raymond Massey
Adam Trask
Richard Davalos
Aron Trask
Jo Van Fleet
Kate Trask
Burl Ives
Sam the Sheriff
Albert Dekker
Will Hamilton
Lois Smith
Anne

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Elia Kazan
Writers: Paul Osborn
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $5M — a 2500000.0× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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71 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Elia Kazan, shot by Ted D. McCord. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Leonard Rosenman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Owen Marks shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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James Dean and Julie Harris and Raymond Massey carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Sometimes you can't tell who's good and who's bad! ...".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Elia Kazan directs. Ted D. McCord behind the camera. Leonard Rosenman scores. Owen Marks cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Grossed $5M — a 2500000.0× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
371 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Directed by Elia Kazan, shot by Ted D. McCord. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Leonard Rosenman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Owen Marks shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7James Dean and Julie Harris and Raymond Massey carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Sometimes you can't tell who's good and who's bad! ...".
9IMDB entry: tt0048028 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 19 themes, including "individual", "california", "sibling relationship", "based on novel or book".
11Released under 14 different titles around the world.