John Steinbeck's "East of Eden"

3h 1981

Brief Synopsis

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This three-part, eight-hour exploration of the John Steinbeck novel about the Trask family and the women who haunted their lives for two generations covered far more ground than did the 1955 feature film that starred James Dean, Julie Harris and Raymond Massey. Timothy Bottoms and Bruce Boxleitner a

Cast & Crew

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Timothy Carey

Preacher

Hart Bochner

Bruce Boxleitner

Sam Bottoms

Buck Taylor

Warren Oates

Film Details

Also Known As
East of Eden
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Period
Release Date
1981
Location
Salinas, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
3h

Synopsis

This three-part, eight-hour exploration of the John Steinbeck novel about the Trask family and the women who haunted their lives for two generations covered far more ground than did the 1955 feature film that starred James Dean, Julie Harris and Raymond Massey. Timothy Bottoms and Bruce Boxleitner are the two half-brothers vying for the attention of their father, lettuce farmer Warren Oates, and Jane Seymour is the vixenous Cathy who seduces both brothers and marries Bottoms, bearing him two sons (Sam Bottoms and Hart Bochner) before leaving to become a whore. The production won two Emmy Awards: for art direction (Part 3) and set decoration. It also received nominations as Outstanding Limited Series and for photography (Part 2).

Cast

Timothy Carey

Preacher

Hart Bochner

Bruce Boxleitner

Sam Bottoms

Buck Taylor

Warren Oates

Nicholas Pryor

Nellie Bellflower

Timothy Bottoms

Karen Allen

John M Johnson

Fredric Cook

Bert Williams

Lloyd Bridges

Anne Baxter

Walter Brooke

Wendell Burton

Grace Zabriskie

Vernon Weddle

Peter Maloney

Matthew Beard

Harry Lewis

Howard Duff

Richard Masur

Soon-tek Oh

Brian Ann Zoccola

Paul Harper

M. Emmet Walsh

Jane Seymour

Crew

Bud Alper

Sound Mixer

Vicki Alper

Production Coordinator

Barbara Bass

Assistant Director

Wynn B Bowles

Gaffer

Bill Brame

Editor

Rick Brandon

Assistant Editor

Michael Brown

Editor

Selma Brown

Production Accountant

Colleen Callaghan

Hair Stylist

Ron Cardarelli

Key Grip

Jeff Carson

Music Editor

Tom Catalano

Music Supervisor

William N Clark

Camera Operator

James Cook

Rerecording

Jim David

Transportation Coordinator

David Dockendorf

Rerecording

Jane Feinberg

Casting

Mike Fenton

Casting

Lee Holdridge

Music

Don Hulett

Property Master

Dick Johnson

Special Effects

Don Johnson

Special Effects

Fred M Kaplan

Assistant Editor

Michael Kennedy

Assistant Director

Dave L Love

Set Decorator

Richard Lundin

Other

Bob Magahay

Costumes

Lola Mcnalley

Hair Stylist

Tom Miller

Makeup

Mace Neufeld

Executive Producer

John Orland

Post-Production Supervisor

Dennis Peeples

Set Decorator

Sally Roddy

Script Supervisor

Barney Rosenzweig

Producer

Lorin B Salob

Production Manager

Ernie Sawyers

Property Master

Sandy Schmidt

Consultant

Richard A Shapiro

Screenplay

Paul Sharpe

Rerecording

Frank Stanley

Director Of Photography

John Steinbeck

Source Material (From Novel)

Neil Steinberg

Assistant

Armin Steiner

Music

Ray Storey

Art Director

Kim Swados

Art Director

Judy Truchan

Costumes

Ken Wales

Producer

Rod Wilson

Makeup

Klyle Wright

Sound Editor

Film Details

Also Known As
East of Eden
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Period
Release Date
1981
Location
Salinas, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
3h

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Aired in United States February 8, 1981

Aired in United States February 9, 1981

Aired in United States February 11, 1981

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