East of Eden (1981)

02/08/1981 (US) • 1h 33m

Drama, Soap

AN INHERITANCE OF EVIL

Overview

A powerful eight-hour adaptation of John Steinbeck's 1952 generational saga stars Bruce Boxleitner and Timothy Bottoms as battling brothers reminiscent of Cain and Abel, and Jane Seymour as the malevolent young woman who toys with their emotions.

Top Billed Cast

Timothy Bottoms

Adam Trask

3 Episodes

Jane Seymour

Kate Trask

3 Episodes

Bruce Boxleitner

Charles Trask

3 Episodes

Soon-Tek Oh

Lee

3 Episodes

Karen Allen

Abra

3 Episodes

Hart Bochner

Aron Trask

3 Episodes

Sam Bottoms

Cal Trask

3 Episodes

Warren Oates

Cyrus Trask

3 Episodes

Howard Duff

Jules Edwards

3 Episodes


Last Season

Miniseries

1981 | 3 Episodes

Season 1 of East of Eden premiered on February 8, 1981.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Miniseries

Original Language

English

Keywords

based on novel or book

twin brother

femme fatale

miniseries

brother against brother

free will

evil woman

brothel madam

whorehouse

post civil war

mother child separation

1910s

patricide

fraternal twins

fallen woman

monterey

murderess

good and evil

salinas

polar opposites

mother son reunion

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