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East of Eden

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on BBC Two England

Drama, concluding the Saturday Matinee double bill of films about troubled teenagers, and starring James Dean.

Cal, a wild adolescent, finds out that his mother, long believed dead, is actually running a brothel in a nearby town. The discovery proves traumatic for Cal and signals the break-up of his strained relationship with his father and brother.
(1955, PG) (Subtitled)

(See Films: pages 49-58)

Contributors

Director:
Elia Kazan
Cal Trask:
James Dean
Abra:
Julie Harris
Adam Trask:
Raymond Massey
Kate Trask:
Jo Van Fleet
Aron Trask:
Richard Davalos
Will:
Albert Dekker
Ann:
Lois Smith
Albrecht:
Harold Gordon
Source: Radio Times

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