East of Eden 43 years old

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.

Credits

Howard Duff

Jules Edwards

Bruce Boxleitner

Charles Trask

Grace Zabriskie

Mrs. Ames

Richard Masur

Will Hamilton

Lloyd Bridges

Samuel Hamilton

Timothy Bottoms

Adam Trask

Cast

Name	Character
Howard Duff He was 67 , 76 years old when he died	as Jules Edwards
Bruce Boxleitner He was 30 , now 74 years old	as Charles Trask
Grace Zabriskie She was 39 , now 83 years old	as Mrs. Ames
Richard Masur He was 32 , now 76 years old	as Will Hamilton
Lloyd Bridges He was 68 , 85 years old when he died	as Samuel Hamilton
Timothy Bottoms He was 29 , now 73 years old	as Adam Trask
Karen Allen She was 29 , now 73 years old	as Abra
M. Emmet Walsh He was 45 , now 89 years old	as Sheriff Horace Quinn
Warren Oates He was 52 , 53 years old when he died	as Cyrus Trask
Hart Bochner He was 24 , now 68 years old	as Aron Trask
Sam Bottoms He was 25 , 53 years old when he died	as Cal Trask
Nicholas Pryor He was 46 , now 89 years old	as James Grew
Timothy Carey He was 51 , 65 years old when he died	as The Preacher
Vernon Weddle	as Bill Ames
Soon-Tek Oh He was 37 , 74 years old when he died	as Lee
Anne Baxter She was 57 , 62 years old when she died	as Faye
Wendell Burton He was 33 , 69 years old when he died	as Tom Hamilton
Matthew 'Stymie' Beard He was 56 , 56 years old when he died	as Cotton Eye
Nellie Bellflower She was 34 , now 78 years old	as Mrs. Trask
Jane Seymour (actress) She was 29 , now 73 years old	as Kate Trask

Crew

Name	Job title
Mace Neufeld Production He was 52 , now 96 years old	Executive Producer
Harvey Hart Directing He was 52 , 61 years old when he died	Director
Ken Wales Production	Producer

East of Eden (43 years)

Ended

First Air Date: 1981-02-08
Runtime: [160] minutes
Number of Episodes: 3