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| East of Eden (Two-Disc Special Edition) | 
 enlarge | Directors: Ara Chekmayan, Elia Kazan
Actors: James Dean, Raymond Massey, Julie Harris, Burl Ives, Richard Davalos
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $26.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  86 reviews
Sales Rank: 4715
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 2
Running Time: 118
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: WARD002519D
ISBN: 141981074X
UPC: 012569705913
EAN: 9781419810749
ASIN: B0007US7F8
Theatrical Release Date: April 10, 1955
Release Date: May 31, 2005
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Product Description
In the salinas valley in and around world war i cal trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother aron for the love of their father adam. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 07/15/2008 Starring: James Dean Richard Davalos Run time: 118 minutes
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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 fiancee (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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 Couldn't Stomach the Movie Much December 15, 2008
I just finished reading the novel "East of Eden", so thought I'd watch the movie. I figured that it would be way too difficult to condense a 600 page novel into a two hour movie, so I expected a lot of the plot/storyline of the novel to be cut out of the movie. I wasn't wrong in this regard, I just didn't expect the movie to be so blatantly awful and downright cheesy. Major characters were cut from the movie (Lee, Adam Trask's faithful and wise servant, was nowhere in sight) and lots of scenes were added to the movie that didn't even occur in the novel.
The acting was truly awful on all counts... from Raymond Massey's portrayal of Adam Trask to James Dean's one dimensional performance of Cal Trask was horrifying. Julie Harris's performance as Abra was simply so-so.
The movie adaption of "East of Eden" only barely scratches the surface of John Steinbeck's wonderful masterpiece.... The movie doesn't even explore with any depth the novel's deeper nuances and complexities. If I hadn't read the novel and had only seen the movie, I'd have a completely different understanding of the novel--- A very simplistic understanding of the novel at that.
 Reflection October 24, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
It amazes me that no-one seems to undertake a new production of this brilliant story. The movie only deals with a small part - if you've seen the movie, you must read the book.
 James Dean is really good in this August 6, 2008
James Dean first Movie, EAST OF EDEN, is based on the book, i liked this movie because James Dean gives a really good profomance and its a good story.
Cal and Aaron are twins. there father told them there mother is dead, he also seems to like Aaron better then Cal. Cal is a rebal with everything he does, he finds out his mother is still alive, and all the while trys to make his father accept him...
 Wonderful Movie July 19, 2008
This is my favorite James Dean movie. It is definitely worth buying. Very highly recommended.
Finally! So excited about this DVD version July 16, 2008
This is one of the best films ever made by an amazing director and an amazing cast!!
The only thing that really draws from the DVD is the commentary option. The man who comments on the film is HORRIBLE. He is obviously jealous of pretty much all the actors in the cast, especially Jimmy and Julie. Most everything thing he says is critical of them and the film. I wish I could write to someone who can eliminate his commentary and get someone who really knows the film and is not jealous.
Amazing film though!!!!!
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