Characters & Themes
East of Eden (1000) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1000 · 279 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Harvey Hart
- Starring
- Bruce Boxleitner, Sam Bottoms, Timothy Bottoms, Karen Allen, Warren Oates, Richard Masur
The eight‑hour miniseries adapts John Steinbeck’s 1952 generational novel, following two feuding brothers—played by Bruce Boxleitner and Timothy Bottoms—in a Cain‑and‑Abel rivalry, while Jane Seymour portrays a manipulative young woman who exploits their emotions, driving a saga of inheritance and evil.
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