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| Julie Harris | ... | Abra | |
| James Dean | ... | Cal Trask | |
| Raymond Massey | ... | Adam Trask | |
| Burl Ives | ... | Sam the Sheriff | |
| Richard Davalos | ... | Aron Trask | |
| Jo Van Fleet | ... | Kate | |
| Albert Dekker | ... | Will Hamilton | |
| Lois Smith | ... | Anne | |
| Harold Gordon | ... | Gustav Albrecht | |
| Nick Dennis | ... | Rantani | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Abdullah Abbas | ... | Carnival Townsman (uncredited) | |
| Rose Allen | ... | Townswoman at Carnival (uncredited) | |
| José Arias | ... | Prisoner (uncredited) | |
| Barbara Baxley | ... | Nurse (uncredited) | |
| Joe Brooks | ... | Carnival Townsman (uncredited) | |
| Timothy Carey | ... | Joe (uncredited) | |
| Jack Carr | ... | Carnival person (uncredited) | |
| Wheaton Chambers | ... | Carnival person (uncredited) | |
| Lonny Chapman | ... | Roy (uncredited) | |
| Edward Clark | ... | Carnival person (uncredited) | |
| Harry Cording | ... | Bouncer at Gym (uncredited) | |
| Roger Creed | ... | Carnival person (uncredited) | |
| Ray Dawe | ... | Workman (uncredited) | |
| Anna Dewey | ... | Townswoman at Carnival (uncredited) | |
| Lester Dorr | ... | City Official at Parade (uncredited) | |
| Darren Dublin | ... | Student (uncredited) | |
| Franklyn Farnum | ... | Carnival person (uncredited) | |
| Al Ferguson | ... | Carnival person (uncredited) | |
| Cliff Fields | ... | Student (uncredited) | |
| Richard Garrick | ... | Dr. Edwards (uncredited) | |
| John George | ... | Photographer (uncredited) | |
| Leonard George | ... | Carnival Townsman (uncredited) | |
| John Halloran | ... | City Official at Parade (uncredited) | |
| Jonathan Haze | ... | Piscora's Son (uncredited) | |
| Ramsay Hill | ... | English Officer (uncredited) | |
| Earle Hodgins | ... | Shooting Gallery Attendant (uncredited) | |
| Charles Anthony Hughes | ... | City Official at Parade (uncredited) | |
| Carolyn Jones | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Effie Laird | ... | Carnival person (uncredited) | |
| Frank Mazzola | ... | Student (uncredited) | |
| Edward McNally | ... | Soldier (uncredited) | |
| Ken Miller | ... | Student (uncredited) | |
| Tex Mooney | ... | Bartender (uncredited) | |
| Paul Nichols | ... | Carnival Townsman (uncredited) | |
| William 'Bill' Phillips | ... | Coalman at Lettuce Fields (uncredited) | |
| Rose Plumer | ... | Carnival person (uncredited) | |
| Julian Rivero | ... | Prisoner (uncredited) | |
| Mickey Roth | ... | Student (uncredited) | |
| Loretta Rush | ... | Card Dealer (uncredited) | |
| Mario Siletti | ... | Mr. Piscora (uncredited) | |
| Hal Taggart | ... | City Official at Parade (uncredited) | |
| Bette Treadville | ... | Madame (uncredited) | |
| Max Wagner | ... | Workman (uncredited) | |
| Lillian West | ... | Townswoman at Carnival (uncredited) | |
| Chalky Williams | ... | Carnival Townsman (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Elia Kazan | |||
Writing credits | ||
| John Steinbeck | (novel "East of Eden") | |
| Paul Osborn | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| Elia Kazan | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Leonard Rosenman | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Ted D. McCord | (as Ted McCord) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Owen Marks | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| James Basevi | |||
| Malcolm C. Bert | (as Malcolm Bert) | ||
Set Decoration by | |||
| George James Hopkins | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Gordon Bau | .... | makeup artist | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Don Alvarado | .... | assistant director (as Don Page) | |
| Horace Hough | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Stanley Jones | .... | sound | |
Stunts | |||
| Mushy Callahan | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Conrad L. Hall | .... | camera operator (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Anna Hill Johnstone | .... | wardrobe designer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| John Hambleton | .... | color consultant | |
Other crew | |||
| Guy Thomajan | .... | dialogue director | |
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I've seen this movie several times, most recently on DVD with an additional DVD that includes the premier and a documentary about James Dean. Each time I see this movie I see it from a new perspective. I learned from the DVD and from reading Elia Kazan's comments that the character Cal (played by Dean) is really Steinbeck in many ways in his youth and Kazan also identified with him. I learned that there was real friction between Dean and the man who played his father, Raymond Massey and that Dean deliberately provoked Massey to get angry with him to bring out the moment in the film of the father's feelings towards his son. I also marvel each time i see this movie at the outstanding performance of Jo Van Fleet. She deserved her best supporting actress academy award. This movie resonates on many levels as do most of Kazan's films. It is modern retelling of the garden of eden story and it is the story of the troubled youth of the fifties fighting against the conservatism of the Eisenhower years. It is a story of the confusion and conflicts in a family with a war approaching and it's a story about a woman (Van Fleet's character) who doesn't like being bottled up in a controlled religious setting. Many things to enjoy here and one wonders where the artists of Kazans stature are in this day and age. I only wish that all of Kazan's films were on DVD, such as Baby Doll and Wild River. I wonder if anyone but me notices that on the extra DVD where there is an interview with John Steinbeck that he shifts and contorts his mouth in a manner very like Dean in the movie. It was said that neither Steinbeck nor Kazan originally liked Dean but both agreed that he was perfect for the part and both identified with him very much.