East of Eden (1955)

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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.

• Released: 1955-04-10
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 1h 55m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.5/10 from 837 votes

Directed by Elia Kazan.

Top cast

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

Full cast & crew

Where to watch East of Eden

• United States: stream on TCM; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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