Evergreen (miniseries)
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| Evergreen | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Historical novel-based Drama |
| Written by | Jerome Kass |
| Directed by | Fielder Cook |
| Starring | Lesley Ann Warren Armand Assante Ian McShane Betty Buckley Brian Dennehy Robert Vaughn Katherine Borowitz Joan Allen Boyd Gaines Barbara Montgomery Jan Tříska |
| Composer | Laurence Rosenthal |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Philip Barry |
| Cinematography | Woody Omens |
| Editors | Gene Fowler Jr. Marjorie Fowler Bud S. Isaacs Andrew Cohen |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Edgar J. Scherick Associates |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | February 24 – February 26, 1985 |
Evergreen is an American television miniseries that aired on NBC from February 24–26, 1985, starring Lesley Ann Warren as a Polish immigrant to America, and based on the novel by Belva Plain.
Cast
- Lesley Ann Warren as Anna Friedman
- Armand Assante as Joseph Friedman
- Ian McShane as Paul Lerner
- Betty Buckley as Mrs. Bradford
- Brian Dennehy as Matthew Malone
- Robert Vaughn as John Bradford
- Katherine Borowitz as Ruth
- Joan Allen as Iris Friedman
- Boyd Gaines as Chris Bradford
- Barbara Montgomery as Celeste
- Jan Tříska as Dr. Theo Stoller
- Jackie Burroughs as Dorothy
- Patricia Barry as Mrs. Lerner
- Kate Burton as Agatha Bradford
- Ron Rifkin as Solly
Reception
The Los Angeles Times review complained that the story was "simple, straightforward and entirely predictable. So few twists and turns does Jerome Kass' script take that the family's one dark secret remains just that, with only the audience the wiser. There is no dramatic payoff."[1]
Edgar Scherick said "NBC's Brandon Tartikoff was stunned that it was successful. I said, 'Brandon, you don't understand this picture. It's about family. A family is a marvelous theme'."[3]