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Midweek Cinema: East of Eden

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

The first of two films starring the legendary idol of the 50s James Dean
also starring Julie Harris, Jo Van Fleet, Raymond Massey

James Dean became a star overnight with his debut in Elia Kazan's powerful film based on John Steinbeck's 20th-century version of the Cain and Abel story. In the California of 1913, Cal, the younger son of a farmer, discovers his mother, whom he had long believed dead, running a brothel in a nearby town. This discovery proves traumatic for the adolescent Cal.

This Week's Films: page 9

Contributors

Based on the novel by:
John Steinbeck
Producer/Director:
Elia Kazan
Caleb Trask:
James Dean
Abra:
Julie Harris
Adam Trask:
Raymond Massey
Kate Trask:
Jo van Fleet
Sheriff:
Burl Ives
Aron Trask:
Richard Davalos
Will:
Albert Dekker
Ann:
Lois Smith
Albrecht:
Harold Gordon
Source: Radio Times

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