Kane and Abel (1985) [4 of 4]

Episode 4 (19 Nov. 1985) : The obsession for mutual revenge between Kane & Abel becomes pathological and destructive. By chance the son of Kane and Daughter of Abel meet and they fall in love, and eventually they marry. In a sad twist at the end Kane dies and Abel discovers Kane secretly financed his acquisition of his first hotel that was the foundation and seed of Abel's financial empire.

Born on the same day near the turn of the century on opposite sides of the world, both men are brought together by fate and the quest of a dream. These two men — ambitious, powerful, ruthless — are locked in a relentless struggle to build an empire, fueled by their all-consuming hatred. Over 60 years and three generations, through war, marriage, fortune, and disaster, Kane and Abel battle for the success and triumph that only one man can have.

William Kane is born in one of the richest families of Boston and grows up to be a banker on Wall Street. Abel Rosnovski is born in the Polish countryside and has to spend many years in Siberian prison camps before he travels to New York and eventually creates one of the world's largest chains of hotels. The confrontation between these two men, both striving for power and success, will make the finance capital of the world tremble.

Peter Strauss stars as Abel Rosnovski with Sam Neill as William Lowell Kane. It was directed by Buzz Kulik with music by Billy Goldenberg. I was mostly filmed in New York City, USA, with few scenes in Toronto Canada and countryside in France.

When aired the mini series was popular with, and well received by, the public, but surprisingly it only received a single award nomination (an Emmy nomination for OUTSTANDING EDITING FOR A MINISERIES OR A SPECIAL) that it did not win.