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East of Eden is a 1955 American epic 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. It stars James Dean as a wayward young man who, while seeking his own identity, vies for the affection of his deeply religious father against his favored brother, thus retelling the story of Cain and Abel. Appearing in supporting roles are Julie Harris, Raymond Massey, Burl Ives, Richard Davalos, and Jo Van Fleet.
- Director
- Elia Kazan
- Writer
- Paul Osborn
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- Release date
- 9 March 1955 · Released
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Country of origin
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Genres
- Drama · Romance
- Also known as
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- Deutsch
- Jenseits von Eden
- Français
- À l'est d'Éden
- Italiano
- La valle dell'Eden
- 日本語
- エデンの東
- 한국어
- 에덴의 동쪽
- Polski
- Na wschód od Edenu
- Themes
- dysfunctional family ↗ World War I ↗
Data from Wikidata (CC0). Description adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Wikipedia · Poster from Wikimedia Commons.