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Starring James Dean as John Steinbeck’s Cain stand-in Cal Trask, East of Eden is not only one of the best book-to-screen adaptations of the 20th century, but it’s also a gutting, beautiful reminder of Dean’s talent as a young actor. After his death in 1955, he became the first actor to ever receive a posthumous Academy Award nomination for Best Actor—and, of course, it was for East of Eden.
