East of Eden is a 1955 film, directed by Elia Kazan, and loosely based on the second half of the novel of the same name by John Steinbeck. It is about 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. The film stars Julie Harris, James Dean , and Raymond Massey. It also features Burl Ives, Richard Davalos and Jo Van Fleet, and was adapted by Paul Osborn and John Steinbeck. Although set in early twentieth century Monterey, California, much of the film was... actually shot on location in Mendocino, California. Some scenes were filmed in the Salinas Valley. Of the three films in which James Dean played the male lead, this is the only one to have been released during his lifetime. The story is set in 1917, before and during American involvement in World War I, in the central California coastal towns of Monterey and Salinas. Cal and Aron are the sons of a modestly successful farmer and wartime draft board chairman named Adam Trask .
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| Release date: | 1955 |
| Directed by: | Elia Kazan |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 115 Minutes |
| Producer: | Elia Kazan |
| Editor: | Owen Marks |
| Music by: | Leonard Rosenman |
| Cinematography: | Ted D. McCord |
| Screenplay by: | Paul Osborn |
| Adapted from: | East of Eden |