Desire Under the Elms (1958)
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- Approved
- 1h 51min
- Drama, Romance
- 06 May 1958 (Japan)
- Movie
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 nominations.
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Sophia Loren | ... |
Anna / Wife-Ephraim's stepmother
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Anthony Perkins | ... |
Eben / Ephraim's youngest son
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Burl Ives | ... |
Ephraim / Husband
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Frank Overton | ... |
Simeon / Son
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Pernell Roberts | ... |
Peter / Son
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Rebecca Welles | ... |
Lucinda Cabot
(as Rebecca Wells)
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Jean Willes | ... |
Florence Cabot
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Anne Seymour | ... |
Eben's Mother
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Roy Fant | ... |
Fiddler
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Edna Bennett | ... |
Housewife Gossip (uncredited)
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Florine Carlan | ... |
Young Girl (uncredited)
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Robert Cass | ... |
Seth / Deputy (uncredited)
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Vera Denham | ... |
Farm Woman (uncredited)
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Harvey B. Dunn | ... |
Farmer (uncredited)
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Dick Elliott | ... |
Old Farmer (uncredited)
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Jamie Forster | ... |
Farmer (uncredited)
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Greta Granstedt | ... |
Men (uncredited)
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Sandra Harrison | ... |
Young Girl (uncredited)
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Jimmie Horan | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Richard Kipling | ... |
Doctor (uncredited)
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Charlott Knight | ... |
Midwife (uncredited)
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Tom Nolan | ... |
Eben / Boy (uncredited)
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Ezelle Poule | ... |
Farm Woman (uncredited)
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Lucille Vance | ... |
Housewife Gossip (uncredited)
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Robert B. Williams | ... |
Jim / Sheriff (uncredited)
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Directed by
Delbert Mann |
Written by
Irwin Shaw | ... | (screenplay) |
Eugene O'Neill | ... | (play) |
Produced by
Don Hartman | ... | producer |
Music by
Elmer Bernstein |
Cinematography by
Daniel L. Fapp | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
George Boemler |
Casting By
Bert McKay | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
J. McMillan Johnson | ... | (as Joseph MacMillan Johnson) |
Hal Pereira |
Set Decoration by
Sam Comer | ||
Grace Gregory |
Costume Design by
Dorothy Jeakins |
Makeup Department
Nellie Manley | ... | hair style supervisor |
Wally Westmore | ... | makeup supervisor |
Bud Bashaw Jr. | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Dean Cole | ... | hairdresser (uncredited) |
Gertrude Reade | ... | hairdresser (uncredited) |
Karl Silvera | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
Frank Caffey | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Harry Caplan | ... | unit production manager (uncredited) |
Curtis Mick | ... | assistant production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard Caffey | ... | assistant director |
Bud Brill | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Bernard McEveety | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sheldon Schrager | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Eugene Acker | ... | standby painter (uncredited) |
Vern Bain | ... | props (uncredited) |
Carl Coleman | ... | props (uncredited) |
Gene Lauritzen | ... | construction coordinator (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Winston H. Leverett | ... | sound recordist (as Winston Leverett) |
Harold Lewis | ... | sound recordist |
Nick Gerolimates | ... | cableman (uncredited) |
Hayden Hohstadt | ... | mike grip (uncredited) |
Jim Miller | ... | sound recordist (uncredited) |
Bob Simpson | ... | sound boom operator (uncredited) |
Bill Wistrom | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
John P. Fulton | ... | special photographic effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
Guy Bennett | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
James Grant | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Irv Newmeyer | ... | company grip (uncredited) |
Loren Nutten | ... | best boy (uncredited) |
Sterling Smith | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Stanley Williams | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
Casting Department
Olive Long | ... | secretary: casting director (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Joan Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
John Noble | ... | costumes: men (uncredited) |
Ruth Stella | ... | costumes: ladies (uncredited) |
Music Department
Israel Baker | ... | concert master (uncredited) / musician: violin (uncredited) |
Elmer Bernstein | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
Jack Hayes | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Leo Shuken | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Van Cleave | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Dorothy Yutzi | ... | script supervisor (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Bob Adams | ... | craft service (uncredited) |
Josephine Earl | ... | dance director (uncredited) |
Dave Golding | ... | public relations consultant (uncredited) |
Louanne Hogan | ... | humming voice: Sophia Loren (uncredited) |
G.A. Pedersen | ... | auditor (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1958) (United States) (theatrical) (a A Paramount Release)
- Paramount British Pictures (1958) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Paramount Films (1958) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (1958) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Film AB Paramount (1959) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1970) (United States) (tv)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2002) (France) (VHS) (dubbed version)
- Audio Visual Entertainment (2009) (Greece) (DVD)
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Storyline
Plot Summary |
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.
Written by Ray Hamel |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | The original 1924 Broadway production made Walter Huston a Broadway star; he was 40 years old, playing a septuagenarian. He was later in several more Eugene O'Neill plays. See more » |
Goofs | In several outdoor scenes, people cast two (or more) shadows showing that there are two light sources. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Sophia Loren: Actress Italian Style (1997). See more » |
Soundtracks | My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean See more » |
Quotes |
Eben:
I don't like pretending that what's mine is his. I've been doing that all my life. See more » |