"EAST OF EDEN" --- (1955) --- SYNOPSIS: "In this film based on John Steinbeck's epic novel, Cal Trask, the son of a California farmer), feels that his father cares only about his brother, Aron. When Cal embarks on a business venture to gain the favor of his dad, he finds himself dealing with his estranged mother, now the owner of a brothel, and tensions in the family rise even further when he begins to fall for Aron's girlfriend, Abra." STARRING: James Dean. Raymond Massey, Julie Harris, Jo Van Fleet, Richard Davalos, Lois Smith, Burl Ives and Caroline Jones SCREENPLAY: Paul Osborn, as adapted from the novel "East of Eden" by John Stenbeck. DIRECTOR: Elia Kazan AWARDS & OTHER HONORS: It was nominated for four (4) Academy Awards and won one (1), for: "Best Supporting Actress" (Jo Van Fleet). It was nominated for eighteen (18) additional awards, from various entities, and won eleven (11) of them.