Overview - East of Eden

Overview

In the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother for the love of their father. Cal is frustrated at every turn, from his reaction to the war, how to get ahead in business and in life, and how to relate to his estranged mother.

Cast

• Name: James Dean

  Character: Cal Trask

  Popularity: 1.2039

  

• Name: Julie Harris

  Character: Abra Bacon

  Popularity: 0.8983

  

• Name: Raymond Massey

  Character: Adam Trask

  Popularity: 1.2842

  

• Name: Richard Davalos

  Character: Aron Trask

  Popularity: 0.3072

  

• Name: Jo Van Fleet

  Character: Kate Trask

  Popularity: 0.6159

  

• Name: Burl Ives

  Character: Sam the Sheriff

  Popularity: 0.5128

  

• Name: Albert Dekker

  Character: Will Hamilton

  Popularity: 0.5437

  

• Name: Lois Smith

  Character: Anne

  Popularity: 1.4134