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East of Eden

East of Eden

AN INHERITANCE OF EVIL

NR1981•1h 33m•7.4/10
DramaSoap

Ratings

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7.4/10(8)

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.

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Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

February 8, 1981

Last Aired

February 11, 1981

Networks

ABC

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Part 1
E1
Part 1
Air date: 1981-02-08
John Steinbeck's generational saga stars Bruce Boxleitner and Timothy Bottoms as Cain-and-Abel brothers and Jane Seymour as the vixen who comes between them.
Part 2
E2
Part 2
Air date: 1981-02-09
Adam's dreams of a California ranch are dashed when his wife (Jane Seymour) deserts him and her newborn twins to work in a bordello.
Part 3
E3
Part 3
Air date: 1981-02-11
The burden of the past weighs heavily on the teenage Trask twins as bitter revelations tear the family apart.

Cast

Timothy Bottoms

Timothy Bottoms

Adam Trask

Jane Seymour

Jane Seymour

Kate Trask

Bruce Boxleitner

Bruce Boxleitner

Charles Trask

Soon-Tek Oh

Soon-Tek Oh

Lee

Karen Allen

Karen Allen

Abra

Hart Bochner

Hart Bochner

Aron Trask

Sam Bottoms

Sam Bottoms

Cal Trask

Warren Oates

Warren Oates

Cyrus Trask

Howard Duff

Howard Duff

Jules Edwards

Anne Baxter

Anne Baxter

Faye

Richard Masur

Richard Masur

Will Hamilton

Nicholas Pryor

Nicholas Pryor

James Grew

Lloyd Bridges

Lloyd Bridges

Samuel Hamilton

Nellie Bellflower

Mrs. Trask

M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

Sheriff Horace Quinn

Vernon Weddle

Vernon Weddle

Bill Ames

Grace Zabriskie

Grace Zabriskie

Mrs. Ames

Wendell Burton

Wendell Burton

Tom Hamilton

Matthew Beard

Matthew Beard

Cotton Eye

Timothy Carey

Timothy Carey

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