Desire Under the Elms
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- Drama
- Romance
Overview
Ephraim Cabot is an old man of amazing vitality who loves his New England farm with a greedy passion. Hating him, and sharing his greed, are the sons of two wives Cabot has overworked into early graves. Most bitter is Eben, whose mother had owned most of the farm, and who feels who should be sole heir. When the old man brings home a new wife, Anna, she becomes a fierce contender to inherit the farm. Two of the sons leave when Eben gives them the fare in return for their shares of the farm. Meanwhile, Anna tries to cause some sparks by rubbing up against Eben.
Keywords
- farmer
- 19th century
- based on play or musical
- new england
- father son conflict
- farm
- stepmother
- passion and romance
- abusive father
- doomed romance
- family tragedy
- young wife
- secret relationship
- greedy heirs
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- March 12, 1958
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Cast
- Sophia Loren,Anthony Perkins,Burl Ives,Pernell Roberts,Frank Overton,Rebecca Welles,Jean Willes,Anne Seymour,Roy Fant,Jamie Forsterand 1 more
- Director
- Delbert Mann
- Writer
- Irwin Shaw,Eugene O'Neill
- Producer
- Don Hartman
- Cinematography
- Daniel L. Fapp
- Music
- Elmer Bernstein
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- $1,000,000
- IMDb
- tt0051534