East Of Eden DVD

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Elia Kazan's classic adaptation of Steinbeck's novel set in a small farming valley in California in 1917 Two brothers rival for the love of their stern overbearing widowed father (Raymond Massey) However when Cal (James Dean) the rejected 'rebel' son discovers that his mother (Jo Van Fleet) is not dead but running a nearby brothel he decides to tell his brother (Richard Davalos) This spiteful decision soon leads to the destruction of his relationship with his brother who in a drunken frenzy runs off to enlist in an army unit being shipped overseas to the battlefields of France Unable to bear the loss of his favourite son Cal's pacifist father breaks down completely The film was nominated for four Oscars with Van Fleet winning for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Kazan also won a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture
- Drama & Dean was posthumously given a Golden Globe Special Achievement Award for Best Dramatic Actor Format PALLanguage English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats)