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
Howard Duff

Jules Edwards

Bruce Boxleitner
Bruce Boxleitner

Charles Trask

Grace Zabriskie
Grace Zabriskie

Mrs. Ames

Richard Masur
Richard Masur

Will Hamilton

Lloyd Bridges
Lloyd Bridges

Samuel Hamilton

Timothy Bottoms
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
Nellie Bellflower She was 34 , now 78 years old as Mrs. Trask
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
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
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East of Eden (43 years)

Ended

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