1981 – 1990 · Series · 1h · NR

Falcon Crest

Name: Falcon Crest
Director: Alan J. Levi, Bill Duke, Charles Correll, Dennis Donnelly, Fernando Lamas, George Kaczender, Gwen Arner, Harry Harris, Jack Bender, Jeff Freilich, Jeffrey Hayden, Jerome Courtland, Jerry Thorpe, Joseph L. Scanlan, Joseph Manduke, Larry Elikann, Lorraine Senna, Mel Ferrer, Michael A. Hoey, Michael Preece, Peter Ellis, Philip Leacock, Reza Badiyi, Robert Foxworth, Robert Scheerer, Roy Campanella II, Simon MacCorkindale, Stan Lathan, Tim Hunter, Ernest Pintoff
Genre: Soap, Drama, Family, Romance
Released: 1981
Cast: David Selby, Jane Wyman, Robert Foxworth, Lorenzo Lamas, Gregory Harrison

Audience

In California’s fictional Tuscany Valley, rival factions of a wealthy wine-growing family battle for control, influence, and inheritance. A powerful matriarch faces a returning nephew whose arrival threatens her authority, while romance, ambition, and family tensions fuel the ongoing drama.

My take

You’ll enjoy this if you like Dynasty-style family power struggles, glamorous settings, and classic prime-time soap drama; Not for you if you prefer restrained storytelling or consistently even quality across every season.

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Cast

David SelbyJane WymanRobert FoxworthLorenzo LamasGregory HarrisonSusan SullivanKristian AlfonsoJamie Rose

Directors

Alan J. LeviBill DukeCharles CorrellDennis DonnellyFernando LamasGeorge KaczenderGwen ArnerHarry HarrisJack BenderJeff FreilichJeffrey HaydenJerome CourtlandJerry ThorpeJoseph L. ScanlanJoseph MandukeLarry ElikannLorraine SennaMel FerrerMichael A. HoeyMichael Preece

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