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East of Eden [videorecording (DVD)].

distributed by Acorn Media, [2009].

DVD EAS 1981 TV

American literature -- 20th century -- Television adaptations.

Conflict of generations -- Drama.

Alternate title:

John Steinbeck's East of Eden [videorecording (DVD)]

[videorecording (DVD)].

3 videodiscs (ca. 382 min.) : Dolby digital sd., col. ; 12 cm.

Based on the novel by John Steinbeck.

Originally broadcast as a television mini-series in 1981.

Special features (disc 3): Exclusive interview with Jane Seymour ; biography of John Steinbeck ; cast filmographies.

4:3 fullscreen (16:9 widescreen Jane Seymour interview only).

At head of title: John Steinbeck's.

"An epic miniseries based on the American classic"--Container.

English (SDH) subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

CBS Operations, Inc. ; Barney Rosenzweig Productions ; Mace Neufeld Productions ; Viacom Productions ; produced by Barney Rosenzweig ; written by Richard Shapiro ; directed by Harvey Hart.

Jane Seymour, Warren Oates, Timothy Bottoms, Bruce Boxleitner, Hart Bochner, Sam Bottoms, Lloyd Bridges, Howard Duff, Anne Baxter and Karen Allen.

"Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck considered East Of Eden his quintessential novel. At more than six hours, this sumptuous 1981 production brings Steinbeck's bestseller to the screen more fully and faithfully than any other adaptation. Sweeping from Connecticut to California and from the Civil War to World War I, it follows three generations of the tumultuous Trask family: patriarch Cyrus (Warren Oates); his feuding sons, Adam and Charles (Timothy Bottoms, Bruce Boxleitner); and quarrelsome grandsons, Aron and Cal (Hart Bochner, Sam Bottoms). Through these men's lives slithers Cathy (Jane Seymour) - a she-serpent who holds their love and enmity. With a cast that includes Lloyd Bridges, Howard Duff, Anne Baxter, and Karen Allen, this saga explores the nature of good and evil, the origin of sin, and the hope of reconciliation. In its ambitious themes, pervasive Biblical allusions, and abiding reverence for the land, East of Eden stands as a timeless American epic."--Container.

Emmy Award: Outstanding Art Direction for a Limited Series or a Special: Ray Storey (art director), Dennis W. Peeples (set decorator) Dave L. Love (set decorator), (ABC) (for episode 3) , 1981.

Golden Globes: Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV (Tied with Bill) & Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV (Jane Seymour), 1981.

Television mini-series.

Films for the hearing impaired.

Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968. East of Eden. Television adaptations.

Seymour, Jane, 1951-

Oates, Warren, 1928-1982.

Bottoms, Timothy, 1949-

Boxleitner, Bruce.

Bottoms, Sam, 1955-2008.

Bridges, Lloyd.

Allen, Karen, 1951-

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