Directed by:
Elia KazanScreenplay:
Paul OsbornCinematography:
Ted D. McCordComposer:
Leonard RosenmanCast:
Julie Harris, James Dean, Raymond Massey, Burl Ives, Richard Davalos, Jo Van Fleet, Albert Dekker, Lois Smith, Harold Gordon, Nick Dennis, Abdullah Abbas (more)Plots(1)
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. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Julie Harris
USA
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James Dean
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Raymond Massey
Canada
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Burl Ives
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Richard Davalos
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Jo Van Fleet
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Albert Dekker
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Lois Smith
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Harold Gordon
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Nick Dennis
Greece
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Abdullah Abbas
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Frank Baker
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Barbara Baxley
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John Beradino
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Joe Brooks
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Nora Bush
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Timothy Carey
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Jack Carr
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Wheaton Chambers
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Lonny Chapman
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