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East of Eden
East of Eden is a 1955 American period drama film directed by Elia Kazan and written by Paul Osborn, adapted from the fourth and final part of John Steinbeck's epic 1952 novel of the same name.
Plot
The plot line is loosely based on the biblical story of Cain and Abel. The story is set in 1917, during World War I, in the central California coastal towns of Monterey and Salinas. Cal and Aron are the young adult sons of a farmer and wartime draft board chairman, Adam Trask, with whom they live in the Salinas Valley. Adam is a deeply religious Christian. Aron is pious, dutiful, and responsible, while Cal is moody, embittered, and thinks he is sinful. He believes his father loves only Aron. Adam told the boys their mother, Kate, died when they were infants. However, Cal discovers Kate operates a brothel in nearby Monterey, though he keeps this from Adam and Aron.
Awards
Cast
- Al Ferguson
- Albert Dekker
- Barbara Baxley
- Burl Ives
- Carolyn Jones
- Earle Hodgins
- Edward Clark
- Edward McNally
- Frank Mazzola
- Franklyn Farnum
- Gail Kobe
- Gil Perkins
- Harry Cording
- Henry Rowland
- Jack Carr
- James Dean
- Jo Van Fleet
- Joe Brooks
- Joe Dougherty
- John Beradino
- John George
- Jonathan Haze
- Julian Rivero
- Julie Harris
- Lester Dorr
- Lillian West
- Lois Smith
- Lonny Chapman
- Lou Marcelle
- Mario Siletti
- Max Wagner
- Nick Dennis
- Raymond Massey
- Richard Davalos
- Richard Garrick
- Robert Foulk
- Robert Morris
- Rose Plumer
- Timothy Carey
- William Phillips