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East Of Eden
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Cal (James Dean) and Aron (Richard Davalos) are the sons of a modestly successful farmer and wartime draft board chairman. Cal is moody and embittered by his belief that his father favors Aron. Although both Cal and Aron had long been led to believe that their mother had died 'and gone to heaven,' the opening scene reveals Cal has apparently learned that his mother is still alive, owning and running a successful brothel in nearby Monterey.
Cal (James Dean) and Aron (Richard Davalos) are the sons of a modestly successful farmer and wartime draft board chairman. Cal is moody and embittered by his belief that his father favors Aron. Although both Cal and Aron had long been led to believe that their mother had died 'and gone to heaven,' the opening scene reveals Cal has apparently learned that his mother is still alive, owning and running a successful brothel in nearby Monterey.
Actors:
Philo McCullough,
Scott Seaton,
Joe Brooks,
Wheaton Chambers,
Timothy Carey,
John Halloran,
Roger Creed
Philo McCullough
16 June 1893, San Bernardino, California, USA
Scott Seaton
11 March 1871, Sacramento, California, USA
Joe Brooks
14 December 1923, Los Angeles, California, USA
Wheaton Chambers
October 13, 1887 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Timothy Carey
11 March 1929, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
John Halloran
19 October 1907, Sydney, Australia
Roger Creed
January 7, 1915 in Fulton, Kentucky, USA
Genre:
Drama
Director:
Elia Kazan
Elia Kazan
7 September 1909, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey]
Country:
United States
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Atlantic City Weekly
February 17, 2006
James Dean's finest performance
January 29, 2009
East of Eden is set in 1917 but [James] Dean feels completely modern and contemporary, a boy not quite comfortable in his body.
December 06, 2005
Not only one of Kazan's richest films and Dean's first significant role, it is also arguably the actor's best performance.
New York Times
May 20, 2003
In short, there is energy and intensity but little clarity and emotion in this film. It is like a great, green iceberg: mammoth and imposing but very cold.
May 11, 2011
a reaction to our plutocracy's values and a further case for Dean as the sainted figure of rebellion that would fuel the generational schism of the '60s.
November 01, 2007
John Steinbeck's painful biblical allegory -- Genesis replayed in Monterey, California, circa 1917 -- is more palatable on the screen, thanks to the down-to-earth performances of James Dean as Cal/Cain and Richard Davalos as Aron/Abel.
Video-Reviewmaster.com
March 20, 2008
Fine James Dean vehicle, one of few that put him into immortality.
November 28, 2015
Rich historical detail and good visuals make interesting film.
December 02, 2007
Kazan had the bad sense to leave out the best parts from the lengthy book.
January 26, 2006
It's a film of great performances, atmospheric photography, and a sure sense of period and place.
April 14, 2014
Catches fire in the clashes between Dean (as the bad brother) and Raymond Massey as his stiff-necked dad.