TV series

Ellis Island

1984 · 1 season

A sweeping, old-fashioned saga that moves you through hardship and hope with patient, heartfelt sincerity.

Tagline: THE DREAM WAS AMERICA AND THE DOOR TO THE DREAM WAS ELLIS ISLAND.
Overview: 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 it feels: Earnest, melancholic, romantic and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Immigration, ambition, family, love
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: immigration
ambition
family
love
class
Places: big city
countryside
sea
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild