Ellis Island (1984)
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Ellis Island is a television miniseries broadcast in three parts in 1984 on the CBS television network. The screenplay was co-written by Fred Mustard Stewart, adapted from his 1983 novel of the same title. The series tells the story of several immigrants from the late 1800s until the early 1910s, trying to achieve the American Dream and arriving on Ellis Island, hoping for a better life. Ellis Island highlighted numerous important events which occurred up to and during World War I, and many of the characters are based on real persons, such as Irving Berlin.
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Peter RiegertJacob RubinsteinGregory Paul MartinMarco Santorelli
Claire BloomRebecca Weiler
Judi BowkerGeorgiana "Georgie" O'Donnell
Kate BurtonVanessa Ogden
Joan GreenwoodMadame Levitska
Ann JillianNellie Byfield
Lila KayeKathleen O'Donnell
Stubby KayeAbe Shulman
Alice KrigeBridget O'Donnell
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What is Ellis Island about?
Ellis Island is a television miniseries broadcast in three parts in 1984 on the CBS television network. The screenplay was co-written by Fred Mustard Stewart, adapted from his 1983 novel of the same title. The series tells the story of several immigrants from the late 1800s until the early 1910s, trying to achieve the American Dream and arriving on Ellis Island, hoping for a better life. Ellis Island highlighted numerous important events which occurred up to and during World War I, and many of the characters are based on real persons, such as Irving Berlin.
How long is Ellis Island?
Ellis Island has a runtime of 140 minutes.