What is Rebel Without a Cause / East of Eden about?

REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE, 1955, Warner Bros., 111 min. Director Nicholas Ray’s awesome, mythic saga of teen disobedience and alienation in 1950s America made James Dean and co-star Natalie Wood instant cultural icons. EAST OF EDEN, 1955, Warner Bros., 115 min. Dir. Elia Kazan. James Dean is brilliantly cast as shy Cal, a pre-WWI teenager who can’t escape from the shadow of his perfect brother, Aaron (Richard Davalos). He is also a rebellious black sheep who will do almost anything to gain the love of his strict father (Raymond Massey), a desire that may destroy those around him, but may also, in the end, offer him his last chance at redemption. With a great cast that also includes Julie Harris, Albert Dekker, Burl Ives and a cameo by Timothy Carey.

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What is Rebel Without a Cause / East of Eden about?: REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE, 1955, Warner Bros., 111 min. Director Nicholas Ray’s awesome, mythic saga of teen disobedience and alienation in 1950s America made James Dean and co-star Natalie Wood instant cultural icons.

EAST OF EDEN, 1955, Warner Bros., 115 min. Dir. Elia Kazan. James Dean is brilliantly cast as shy Cal, a pre-WWI teenager who can’t escape from the shadow of his perfect brother, Aaron (Richard Davalos). He is also a rebellious black sheep who will do almost anything to gain the love of his strict father (Raymond Massey), a desire that may destroy those around him, but may also, in the end, offer him his last chance at redemption. With a great cast that also includes Julie Harris, Albert Dekker, Burl Ives and a cameo by Timothy Carey.