East of Eden (1981) TV Mini-Series poster and book cover compared.

East of Eden

Harvey Hart, 1981

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East of Eden
John Steinbeck, 1952

East of Eden is a TV mini-series directed by Harvey Hart in 1981 and based on the book of the same name by John Steinbeck, first published in 1952. The TV series features Timothy Bottoms, Jane Seymour, Bruce Boxleitner, Oh Soon-tek, Karen Allen, Hart Bochner, and others.

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RATING

7.4

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TV Mini-Series Poster: East of Eden (Harvey Hart, 1981)

8.7

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Book Cover: East of Eden (John Steinbeck, 1952)

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AUDIOBOOK

Audiobook cover of East of Eden, the 1952 book by John Steinbeck.

East of Eden

Read by: Richard Poe

Storyline

Following the Civil War, Union veteran Cyrus Trask has two sons: Adam, a gentle, idealistic soul; and Charles, a hellraiser. Cyrus favors Adam and Charles is very aware of it, creating friction between the brothers. Cyrus, by now an influential diplomat who has amassed a fortune by embezzling from the government, pulls strings to get Adam into West Point. Adam rebels, however, and goes off to lead the life of a vagabond.

Genres

Movie vs Book

Poster of East of Eden, the 1981 TV series by Harvey Hart

Year

1981

Minutes

480

Movie Rate

7.40

Source: IMDb

TV Mini-Series

East of Eden

Country: USA

Year: 1981

Length: 8h / 3 episodes

Cover of East of Eden, the 1952 book by John Steinbeck

Year

1952

Pages

601

Book Rate

8.76

S: Goodreads

Book

East of Eden

Country: USA

First published in: 1952

Length: 601 pages

Genre: Fiction

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Other screen adaptations of the book

Movie poster
East of Eden (1955)
Movie by Elia Kazan

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TV series

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Poster of East of Eden, the 1981 TV series by Harvey Hart

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Cover of East of Eden, the 1952 book by John Steinbeck

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