East of Eden — Season 1
AN INHERITANCE OF EVIL
About this season
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.
Episodes (3)
1. Part 1
Aired 8 February 1981 • 145 min
John Steinbeck's generational saga stars Bruce Boxleitner and Timothy Bottoms as Cain-and-Abel brothers and Jane Seymour as the vixen who comes between them.
2. Part 2
Aired 9 February 1981 • 93 min
Adam's dreams of a California ranch are dashed when his wife (Jane Seymour) deserts him and her newborn twins to work in a bordello.
3. Part 3
Aired 11 February 1981 • 144 min
The burden of the past weighs heavily on the teenage Trask twins as bitter revelations tear the family apart.