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Based on John Steinbeck's novel and directed by Elia Kazan, East of Eden is the first of three major films that make up James Dean's movie legacy. The 24-year-old idol-to-be plays Cal, a wayward Salinas Valley youth who vies for the affection of his hardened father (Raymond Massey) with his favored brother Aron (Richard Davalos). Playing off the haunting sensitivity of Julie Harris, Dean's performance earned one of the film's four Academy Award nominations. Among the movie's stellar performances, Jo Van Fleet won the Oscar as Best Supporting Actress.

Director:

Elia Kazan [10],

Starring:

James Dean [8], Harold Gordon [4], Jo Van Fleet [5], Nick Dennis [3], Burl Ives [9], Julie Harris [14], Richard Davalos [3], Lois Smith [11], Albert Dekker [5], Raymond Massey [9],

Screen Formats:

Full Frame 1.33:1

Subtitles:

Polish , Swedish , Turkish , Arabic , Norwegian , Czech , French , Hebrew , Portuguese , Spanish , Hungarian , Russian , Dutch , English , Bulgarian , Danish , Finnish , Italian , Romanian

Language and Sound:

English Dolby Digital Stereo
French Dolby Digital Stereo
Italian Dolby Digital Stereo

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