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East of Eden
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EAST of EDEN - #19 on Laser Disc --DON'T read the book!
This review is the Nineteenth in a series that commemorates the Laser Disc and provides us with an opportunity to revisit our film collection on this now forgotten medium.
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EAST OF EDEN
Released 1954, 115 Minutes, Color, Pan & Scan Wide Screen inside a...
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Elia Kazan's colourful adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel
In terms of appearance, East of Eden (1955) is certainly my kind of movie. It's a widescreen melodrama in bright colourful hues. If I were a filmmaker with access to lots of money, I'd shoot every single movie this way, possibly even if the story didn't warrant it, just because there is drama in... Read full review »
The Land of Nod
§ A family affair:
In California's Salinas Valley, 1917, Adam Trask (Raymond Massey)—“not a worldly man”—works the land with his two sons Caleb (James Dean) and Aron (Richard Davalos). Adam is developing refrigeration to reach a larger market. Caleb is...
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East of Eden 50th Anniversary Special Edition DVD
The strong screen adaptation of John Steinbeck's 1952 novel features the debut of James Dean. Like Cain with Abel a black sheep competes with his brother for his father's love--with tragic results.
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East of Eden [VHS]
East of Eden is an acknowledged classic, and the starring debut of James Dean lifts it to legendary status. John Steinbeck's novel gave director Elia Kazan a perfect Cain-and-Abel showcase for Dean's iconic screen persona, casting the brooding star as Cal, the younger of two brothers vying for the love of their Bible-thumping father (Raymond Massey) in Monterey, California, at the dawn of World War I. Massey is a lettuce farmer, striving for market domination with an ill-fated refrigeration scheme. Having discovered that his presumed-dead mother (Oscar® winner Jo Van Fleet) is a brothel owner in nearby Salinas, Cal convinces her to finance an investment that will restore his father's lost fortune, but neither money nor the tenderness of his brother's fiancée (Julie Harris) can assuage Cal's anguished need for paternal acceptance that comes nearly too late. Kazan's oblique camera angles and Dean's tortured emoting may seem extreme by latter-day standards, but their theatrics make East of Eden a timeless tale of family secrets and hard-won affection. --Jeff Shannon
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East of Eden 2 Disc Special Edition DVD
The strong screen adaptation of John Steinbeck's 1952 novel features the debut of James Dean. Like Cain with Abel a black sheep competes with his brother for his father's love--with tragic results.
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Product Details and Features
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| Stars | James Dean | |
| Actors | Harold B. Gordon | |
| Available Formats | DVD: 50th Anniversary Special Edition | |
| Directors | Elia Kazan | |
| UPC | 012569705913 | |
| Genre | Dramas | |
| Subgenre | Family Interaction • Parenthood • Tear Jerker • Melodrama | |
| MPAA Rating | Not Rated | |
| Release Date | 1955 | |
| Running Time | 1hr 58min | |
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| Original Language | English | |
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| Screenwriter | Paul Osborn | |
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| (06/10/2005, p.E12, Kenneth Turan): "EAST is not only one of Kazan's richest films and Dean's first significant role, it is also arguably the actor's best performance." | ||
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