John Steinbeck's East of Eden /

Adam and Charles Trask grow up in the shadow of their father, Cyrus. Cyrus prefers Adam, inciting jealousy in his younger son. Adam is signed up for the cavalry, while Charles works on the family farm. Reuniting years later, the brothers live in peace until a beautiful woman nearly beaten to death a...

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Uniform Title:	East of Eden (Television program)
Corporate Authors:	CBS Operations, Inc, Barney Rosenzweig Productions (Firm), Mace Neufeld Productions (Firm), Viacom Productions, Inc, Acorn Media (Firm)
Other Authors:	Rosenzweig, Barney, Shapiro, Richard, 1934-, Hart, Harvey, Seymour, Jane, 1951-, Oates, Warren, 1928-1982, Bottoms, Timothy, 1949-, Boxleitner, Bruce, Bochner, Hart, Bottoms, Sam, 1955-2008, Bridges, Lloyd, Duff, Howard, 1913-1990, Baxter, Anne, Allen, Karen, 1951-, Masur, Richard, Pryor, Nicholas, 1935-, Walsh, M. Emmet, 1935-, Zabriskie, Grace, Stanley, Frank, 1922-1999, Holdridge, Lee, 1944-, Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Subjects:	Fathers and sons > United States > Drama. Brothers > United States > Drama. Sibling rivalry > United States > Drama. Family-owned business enterprises > California > Drama. Man-woman relationships > California > Drama. Abused women > United States > Drama. Salinas River Valley (Calif.) > Drama. Abused women. Brothers. Family-owned business enterprises. Fathers and sons. Man-woman relationships. Sibling rivalry. California. California > Salinas River Valley. United States. Television mini-series. Television adaptations. Fiction television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Drama.

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Summary:	Adam and Charles Trask grow up in the shadow of their father, Cyrus. Cyrus prefers Adam, inciting jealousy in his younger son. Adam is signed up for the cavalry, while Charles works on the family farm. Reuniting years later, the brothers live in peace until a beautiful woman nearly beaten to death arrives on their front porch. Adam nurses her back to health and falls blindly in love. But Cathy hides a cruel past. Adam and Cathy marry and have twin boys. Cathy soon deserts the family, showing up later as "Kate," the madam of an upscale brothel. Adam's sons have a relationship that mirrors his own. Adam's business venture fails and depletes the family fortune. One son seeks out his mother, who has been long assumed dead.
Item Description:	Title from container. Originally broadcast as a television mini-series in 1981. Based on the novel by John Steinbeck. Special features: Volume 3: Exclusive interview with Jane Seymour; biography of John Steinbeck; cast filmographies. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	3 videodiscs (approximately 382 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD, full screen (1.33:1); Dolby Digital.
Production Credits:	Cinematography, Frank Stanley ; film editors, Michael Brown, Bill Brame ; original music, Lee Holdridge ; art direction, Ray Storey, Kim Swados ; set decoration, Dave L. Love, Dennis W. Peeples ; costumes: men, Robert Magahay ; costumes: women, Judy Truchan ; executive in charge of production, Thomas H. Brodek ; co-producer, Ken Wales ; executive producer, Mace Neufeld.