La valle dell'Eden (1955)
California 1917: Cal, figlio disamato di Adam, si ribella al padre severo, rivaleggia col fratello Aron e scopre che la madre, creduta morta, dirige un bordello. Da una parte del romanzo East of Eden (1952) di John Steinbeck, adattato da Paul Osborne, è una parafrasi (o un'interpretazione?) in chiave psicanalitica della storia di Caino e Abele dove il primo non è malvagio, ma disperato e cerca di trovare nell'amore la salvezza. 1° film a colori di Kazan e il suo 1° in Cinemascope (genialmente usato) e da lui prodotto. È anche il 1° film di Dean protagonista e rimane tuttora soprattutto come il suo ritratto. Oscar a J. Van Fleet nella parte della madre.
Direttore:
Elia Kazan
Scrittore:
Paul Osborn
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James Dean as Cal Trask |
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Julie Harris as Abra Bacon |
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Raymond Massey as Adam Trask |
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Richard Davalos as Aron Trask |
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Jo Van Fleet as Kate Trask |
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Burl Ives as Sam the Sheriff |
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Albert Dekker as Will Hamilton |
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Lois Smith as Anne |
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Harold Gordon as Gustav Albrecht |
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Nick Dennis as Rantani |
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Abdullah Abbas as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited) |
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John Alban as Townsman (uncredited) |
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Rose Allen as Townswoman at Carnival (uncredited) |
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Frank Baker as Townsman (uncredited) |
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Barbara Baxley as Nurse (uncredited) |
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John Beradino as Coalman at Lettuce Field (uncredited) |
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Joe Brooks as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited) |
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Nora Bush as Townswoman at Carnival (uncredited) |
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Timothy Carey as Joe (uncredited) |
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Jack Carr as Charlie (Townsman at Carnival) (uncredited) |
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Wheaton Chambers as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited) |
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Lonny Chapman as Roy Turner (Automobile Mechanic) (uncredited) |
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Edward Clark as Draft Board Member (uncredited) |
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Harry Cording as Bouncer (uncredited) |
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Roger Creed as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited) |
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Bryn Davis as Townswoman at Carnival (uncredited) |
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Ray Dawe as Workman (uncredited) |
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Anna Dewey as Townswoman at Carnival (uncredited) |
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Lester Dorr as City Official at Parade (uncredited) |
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Joe Dougherty as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited) |
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Darren Dublin as Student (uncredited) |
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Franklyn Farnum as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited) |
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Al Ferguson as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited) |
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Cliff Fields as Student (uncredited) |
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Lloyd Ford as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited) |
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Robert Foulk as Man at Boxcar (uncredited) |
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Curt Furberg as Townsman (uncredited) |
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Robert Gardett as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited) |
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Richard Garrick as Dr. Edwards (uncredited) |
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John George as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited) |
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Leonard George as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited) |
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Ruth Gillis as Woman (uncredited) |
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John Halloran as City Official at Parade (uncredited) |
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Sam Harris as Official at Parade (uncredited) |
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Jonathan Haze as Piscora's Son (uncredited) |
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Ramsay Hill as English Officer (uncredited) |
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Earle Hodgins as Shooting Gallery Concessionaire (uncredited) |
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Tex Holden as Townsman (uncredited) |
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Diane Howe as Student (uncredited) |
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Charles Anthony Hughes as City Official at Parade (uncredited) |
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Gail Kobe as Student (uncredited) |
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Effie Laird as Townswoman at Carnival (uncredited) |
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Billy Mahan as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited) |
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Mike Marienthal as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited) |
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Frank Mazzola as Student (uncredited) |
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Philo McCullough as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited) |
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Edward McNally as Soldier (uncredited) |
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Ken Miller as Student (uncredited) |
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Tex Mooney as Bartender (uncredited) |
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Ralph Moratz as Soldier on Train (uncredited) |
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Robert Morris as Student (uncredited) |
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Paul Nichols as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited) |
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Artie Ortego as Townsman (uncredited) |
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Gil Perkins as Lettuce Truck Worker (uncredited) |
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William Phillips as Coalman at Lettuce Fields / Man at Exercise Class (uncredited) |
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Rose Plumer as Rose (Townswoman at Carnival) (uncredited) |
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Patricia Prest as Student (uncredited) |
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Julian Rivero as Prisoner (uncredited) |
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Mickey Roth as Student (uncredited) |
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Henry Rowland as Helper at Boxcar (uncredited) |
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Loretta Rush as Card Dealer (uncredited) |
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Scott Seaton as Townsman (uncredited) |
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Sammy Shack as Townsman (uncredited) |
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Charles Sherlock as Milk Bottle Concessionaire at Carnival (uncredited) |
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Mario Siletti as Mr. Piscora (uncredited) |
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Hal Taggart as City Official at Parade (uncredited) |
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Bette Treadville as Madame (uncredited) |
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Sid Troy as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited) |
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Sailor Vincent as Townsman in Parade / Townsman at Carnival (uncredited) |
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Max Wagner as Workman (uncredited) |
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Lillian West as Townswoman at Carnival (uncredited) |
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Chalky Williams as Townsman at Carnival (uncredited) |
| Sound | Leonard Rosenman | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Elia Kazan | Producer |
| Directing | Elia Kazan | Director |
| Crew | Mushy Callahan | Stunts |
| Editing | Owen Marks | Editor |
| Camera | Ted D. McCord | Director of Photography |
| Art | Malcolm C. Bert | Production Design |
| Art | James Basevi | Production Design |
| Crew | Guy Thomajan | Additional Dialogue |
| Art | William Wallace | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Ewing | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Horace Hough | Assistant Director |
| Production | Don Alvarado | Unit Manager |
| Production | Harvey Clermont | Casting |
| Sound | Maurice De Packh | Orchestrator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tillie Starriett | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Hill Johnstone | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gordon Bau | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Conrad Hall | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Don Alvarado | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Stanley Jones | Sound |
| Art | George James Hopkins | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Irva Mae Ross | Script Supervisor |
| Lighting | Charles O'Bannon | Gaffer |
| Crew | Sailor Vincent | Stunts |
| Crew | Gil Perkins | Stunts |
| Writing | Paul Osborn | Screenplay |
| Writing | John Steinbeck | Novel |
