Written by Paul OsbornDirected by Elia KazanAlso known as "Al Este del Edén"Running Time: 100 minutes (approx)Production Year: 1955Rating: PG CertificateProduction Country: USAFilmed in ColourSet in California's Salinas Valley, this powerful, and often brutal, epic tells the story of the rivalry between two brothers challenging for the affections of their farmer father. The story follows the intertwined destinies of two families - the Trasks and the Hamiltons - whose generations helplessly reenact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel. When Cal Trask (James Dean), a wild visionary, discovers that his supposedly dead mother is running a nearby brothel, his already strained relationship with his brother, Adam (Raymond Massey) and father Aron (Richard Davalos) starts to irrevocably break down. Based on John Steinbeck's novel When is East of Eden next on TV?
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East of Eden is a Film programme that first aired in 1955 and has been rated PG. East of Eden is a five star programme.
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