Ellis Island 40 years old
Ellis Island is a television miniseries broadcast in three parts in 1984 on the CBS television network. The screenplay was co-written by Fred Mustard Stewart, adapted from his 1983 novel of the same title. The series tells the story of several immigrants from the late 1800s until the early 1910s, trying to achieve the American Dream and arriving on Ellis Island, hoping for a better life. Ellis Island highlighted numerous important events which occurred up to and during World War I, and many of the characters are based on real persons, such as Irving Berlin.
Credits
Liam Neeson
Kevin Murray
Faye Dunaway
Maud Charteris
Claire Bloom
Rebecca Weiler
Richard Burton
Sen. Phipps Ogden
Kate Burton
Vanessa Ogden
Milo O’Shea
Casey O'Donnell
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Liam Neeson He was 32 , now 72 years old | as Kevin Murray |
| Faye Dunaway She was 43 , now 83 years old | as Maud Charteris |
| Claire Bloom She was 53 , now 93 years old | as Rebecca Weiler |
| Richard Burton He was 58 , 58 years old when he died | as Sen. Phipps Ogden |
| Kate Burton She was 27 , now 67 years old | as Vanessa Ogden |
| Milo O’Shea He was 58 , 86 years old when he died | as Casey O'Donnell |
| Alice Krige She was 30 , now 70 years old | as Bridget O'Donnell |
| Ben Vereen He was 38 , now 78 years old | as Roscoe Haines |
| Ann Jillian She was 34 , now 74 years old | as Nellie Byfield |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|---|
| Jerry London Directing He was 37 , now 77 years old | Director |
Ellis Island (40 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1984-11-01
- Runtime: [140] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 3