Ellis Island
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Peter Riegert
Greg Martyn
Claire Bloom
Judi Bowker
Kate Burton
Joan Greenwood
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Fred Mustard Stewart's sprawling saga chronicling several European immigrants who come to New York just after the turn of the century in search of the American dream. One, patterned after Irving Berlin, is a Russian Jew hoping to develop a career in songwriting; another is an ambitious Italian gardener who eventually marries a wealthy U.S. Senator's daughter; the two others in prominent immigrant roles are Irish sisters, one of whom is blind. Faye Dunaway, as the Senator's actress wife, was named Best Supporting Actress in a miniseries by the International Television Movie Festival in its first awards.
Ann Jillian, as the ambitious performer who strives to further her career by marrying the up-and-coming songwriter (Peter Riegert), won an Emmy nomination. So did Richard Burton (as the Senator), playing his final role -- he died in August 1984, two weeks after filming his scenes, playing opposite his real-life daughter, Kate Burton, as his screen daughter. Other Emmy nominations went to the film itself as Outstanding Miniseries and to sound mixer Tony Dawe. Costume designer Barbara Lane won the Emmy for her work on part one. The entire production, incidentally, was filmed on location in England and Italy -- not in the United States -- with interiors done at Shepperton Studios near London.
When "Ellis Island" was rebroadcast initially by the network in 1986 to coincide with the Liberty Centennial Celebration, it was cut from seven hours to six, running in two hour segments on consecutive nights.
Cast
Peter Riegert
Greg Martyn
Claire Bloom
Judi Bowker
Kate Burton
Joan Greenwood
Ann Jilliann
Lila Kaye
Stubby Kaye
Alice Krige
Cherie Lunghi
Melba Moore
Milo O'shea
Emma Samms
Ben Vereen
Faye Dunaway
Richard Burton
Michael Byrne
Liam Neeson
John Moulder-brown
John Barrard
Ellen Blueth
Mark Burdis
Jonathan Burn
Edward Burnham
Jason Carter
Peter Childs
Frances De La Tour
Billy Enninger
Doug Fisher
Clark Flanagan
Stephen Grief
Michael N Harbour
Adam Henderson
Julian Holloway
Helen Horton
Ian Jentle
Chuck Julian
Leo Kahle
Victor Langley
Mark Lewis
James Lister
Isabelle Lucas
William Merrow
Christopher Munche
Sarah Peterson
Natasha Richardson
Bernice Stegers
Ian Tyler
Sydney Arnold
Kenneth Waller
Jeff Harding
Bill Hutchinson
David Gibson
Stephen Lubman
William Roberts
Robert Macleon
Shane Rimmer
Duncan Preston
Douglas Lambert
Richard Aylen
Ted Maynard
Gay Baynes
The Clark Brothers
Vernon Dobtcheff
Peter Banks
Gita Denise
Crew
John Addison
John Addison
Douglas Brayfield
Tony Dawe
Linda Devetta
Anna Dryhurst
John J Dumas
John Dumas
Eleanor Fazan
Nick Forder
James Galloway
Nick Gillott
Bernard Gribble
Ennio Guarnieri
Jack Hildyard
Ann Jilliann
Gabriel Katzka
Frank Konigsberg
Robert Laing
Barbara Lane
Jerry London
Dudley Lovell
Melba Moore
Christopher Newman
Phill Norman
Peter Riegert
Bobbie Smith
Fred M Stewart
Fred Mustard Stewart
Fred M Stewart
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States November 11, 1984
Aired in United States November 13, 1984
Aired in United States November 14, 1984
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Miniseries featured Richard Burton's final performance before his death in August 1984.
