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

Director	Elia Kazan
Producer	Elia Kazan
Writer	Paul Osborn John Steinbeck
Cinematography	Ted D. McCord
Musician	Leonard Rosenman

Cal Trask (James Dean) and his brother, Aron (Richard Davalos) are the sons of a vegetable farmer, Adam (Raymond Massey). The boys have been told that their mother died when they were young. Cal, embittered by the belief that his father only loves Aron, learns that his mother, in reality, owns a successful brothel When Adam’s vegetable plans end in failure, Cal goes to his mother, Kate (Jo Van Fleet) for capital to start a bean farming venture. When WWI comes, the beans become a major success. Cal thinks that finally he’s done something to make his father proud. He gives Adam some money which his father rudely rejects. Aron’s girlfriend, Abra (Julie Harris) tries to calm the upset Cal. Aron sees them together and orders Cal to stay away from her. Bitter and angry, Cal takes his brother to visit their mother. The shock is too much for Aron who gets drunk and joins the army. Adam tries to dissuade him, to no avail, and ends up having a stroke. Cal talks to his invalid father, but communication fails. Abra convinces him to try again. Adam sends the nurse away so that Cal can be his sole caregiver.

Edition Details Audience Rating NR (Not Rated) Country USA Language English Edition Special Edition Barcode 012569683228 Region Region 1; Region 4 Release Date 5/31/2005 Packaging Keep Case Screen Ratio Widescreen (16:9) Fullscreen (4:3, Letterboxed) Subtitles English; French; Spanish; English (Closed Captioned) Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English] Dolby Digital Stereo [French] Layers Single Side, Dual Layer No. of Disks/Tapes 2 Features Disc 1: Disc One: Commentary by Richard Schickel Theatrical Trailer Disc Two: New 50th Anniversary Documentary East Of Eden: Art In Search Of Life Vintage Documentary Forever James Dean Additional Scenes Screen Tests Wardrobe, Costume and Production Design Tests 3/19/1955 new York Premiere Footage.

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