East of Eden (1981)

Name: East of Eden
Genre: Drama
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Timothy Bottoms, Jane Seymour, Bruce Boxleitner, Soon-Tek Oh, Karen Allen

Drama

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.

IMDb rating: 7.5 (977 votes)
Episode average: 7.3 -0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Cast

Timothy Bottoms Adam Trask
Jane Seymour Kate Trask
Bruce Boxleitner Charles Trask
Soon-Tek Oh Lee
Karen Allen Abra
Hart Bochner Aron Trask

Seasons

Season 1 (1981)

7.30 avg 3 episodes 7.5 → 7.2 127 min avg

Declining

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Part One	7.5	40
2	Part Two	7.2	33
3	Part Three	7.2	33