In the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother for the love of their father. Cal is frustrated at every turn, from his reaction to the war, how to get ahead in business and in life, and how to relate to his estranged mother.
Acting
Dean's final scene is devastating method acting history.
Direction
Kazan pushes Dean to raw, unpredictable emotional places.
Cinematography
Cinemascope Salinas Valley = American Eden visually rotting.
Director
Elia Kazan
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