East of Eden
“Sometimes you can't tell who's good and who's bad! ...”
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.
Genres
Drama
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How East of Eden performed
Budget
N/A
Worldwide Gross
$5.0M
Gross Profit
N/A
Return
N/A
Opening Wknd (est.)
$720K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Cal Trask
James Dean
Cal Trask
Abra Bacon
Julie Harris
Abra Bacon
Adam Trask
Raymond Massey
Adam Trask
Aron Trask
Richard Davalos
Aron Trask
Kate Trask
Jo Van Fleet
Kate Trask
Sam the Sheriff
Burl Ives
Sam the Sheriff
Will Hamilton
Albert Dekker
Will Hamilton
Anne
Lois Smith
Anne
Gustav Albrecht
Harold Gordon
Gustav Albrecht
Rantani
Nick Dennis
Rantani
Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
Abdullah Abbas
Townsman at Carnival (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)
John Alban
Townsman (uncredited)
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