John Steinbeck's East of Eden

The Resource John Steinbeck's East of Eden
Label
John Steinbeck's East of Eden
Statement of responsibility
CBS Operations, Inc. ; Barney Rosenzweig Productions ; Mace Neufeld Productions ; Viacom Productions ; produced by Barney Rosenzweig ; written by Richard Shapiro ; directed by Harvey Hart
Title variation
East of Eden
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
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
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Dewey number
  • 791.45/72
  • [Fic]
  • 813/.52
Language note
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
LC call number
PN1992.77
LC item number
.J64 2009
PerformerNote
Jane Seymour, Warren Oates, Timothy Bottoms, Bruce Boxleitner, Hart Bochner, Sam Bottoms, Lloyd Bridges, Howard Duff, Anne Baxter, Karen Allen
Runtime
382
Technique
live action
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