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East of Eden (1981)

East of Eden (1981)

Starring: Jane Seymour , Timothy Bottoms

Directed by: Harvey Hart

Produced by: Barney Rosenzweig

Written by: Richard Shapiro , John Steinbeck

Spanning three generations in more than six hours, this sumptuous production presents John Steinbeck's timeless American epic more fully and faithfully than any other adaptation.

Item Number: 15115

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Format:
DVD Fullscreen
Region:
1 - More Details
Run time:
About 6 1/3 Hours
Number of Discs:
3
Special Features:

English Subtitles for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired

Interview with Jane Seymour

Biography of John Steinbeck

Cast filmographies.

 

Spanning three generations in more than six hours, this sumptuous production presents John Steinbeck's timeless American epic more fully and faithfully than any other adaptation. Winner of an Emmy® for best art direction and two Golden Globes® for best mini-series and best actress (Jane Seymour). Also stars Howard Duff, Anne Baxter, Karen Allen, Bruce Boxleitner and Timothy Bottoms.

Disc 1
Adam and Charles Trask grow up in the shadow of their strong-willed father, Cyrus, a former Union soldier. Cyrus prefers gentle and good-natured Adam, inciting jealousy in his younger son, Charles. Cyrus signs Adam up for the cavalry, while Charles stays home to work the family farm. Reuniting years later, the brothers live in relative peace until a beautiful woman nearly beaten to death crawls to their doorstep. Adam nurses her back to health and falls blindly in love. But Cathy hides a cruel past, which only Charles suspects.

Disc 2
Newlyweds and expectant parents, Adam and Cathy move to Edenic farmland in California. Cathy gives birth to twin boys but soon afterward deserts the family, leaving Adam with a despairing heart and two infants to care for. Aided by the friendship of his neighbor Sam Hamilton and his cook, Lee, Adam finally moves on. Then Cathy-now called "Kate" and the madam of an upscale brothel-reveals a devastating secret.

Disc 3
Adam's sons, Cal and Aron, have a relationship that mirrors his own sibling strife. Aron, his father's favorite, has a pretty childhood sweetheart and a spiritual calling; Cal bristles at his brother's seeming perfection. When Adam's failed business venture depletes the family fortune, Cal decides to earn it back and win his father's love. He also seeks out his mother, whom he had long assumed was dead. Cal's quest leads both to tragedy and the opportunity for redemption.

Adam Trask --- Timothy Bottoms
Cathy / Kate Ames --- Jane Seymour
Charles Trask --- Bruce Boxleitner
Lee --- Soon-Tek Oh
Abra --- Karen Allen
Aron Trask --- Hart Bochner
Cal Trask --- Sam Bottoms
Cyrus Trask --- Warren Oates
Jules Edwards --- Howard Duff
Faye --- Anne Baxter
Will Hamilton --- Richard Masur
James Grew --- Nicholas Pryor
Samuel Hamilton --- Lloyd Bridges
Mrs. Trask --- Nellie Bellflower
Sheriff Horace Quinn --- M. Emmet Walsh
Bill Ames --- Vernon Weddle
Mrs. Ames --- Grace Zabriskie
Cotton Eye --- Matthew 'Stymie' Beard
Tom Hamilton --- Wendell Burton
Preacher --- Timothy Carey


Written by Richard Shapiro, John Steinbeck
Directed by Harvey Hart
Produced by Barney Rosenzweig
Executive Produced by Mace Neufeld
Original Music by Lee Holdridge
Cinematography by Frank Stanley
Costume Design by Robert Magahay, Judy Truchan

Steinbeck sailed on a crowded troop ship to England in 1943, and wrote stirring war dispatches for the New York Herald Tribune.