Desire Under the Elms
6.5
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.
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Cast
11 people
Sophia Loren
Anna Cabot
Known for
A Special Day
Two Women
Anthony Perkins
Abel Cabot
Known for
Psycho
The Trial
Burl Ives
Éphraïm Cabot
Known for
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Pernell Roberts
Pierre Cabot
Known for
Bonanza
Around the World in 80 Days
Frank Overton
Simeon Cabot
Known for
To Kill a Mockingbird
Fail Safe
Rebecca Welles
Lucinda Cabot
Also in
The Brass Legend
Juvenile Jungle
Jean Willes
Florence Cabot
Known for
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Ocean's Eleven
Anne Seymour
la mère d’Eben
Known for
All the King's Men
Trancers
Roy Fant
Fiddler
Also in
Nine O'clock Folks
Pretty Boy Floyd
Jamie Forster
Farmer
Known for
Attack of the Puppet People
Ezelle Poule
Farm Woman
Known for
The Monolith Monsters
Delbert Mann Director · Irwin Shaw Screenplay Eugene O'Neill Author
Worldwide gross $1M · United States release March 12, 1958 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,000,000
Production
Don Hartman Productions
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 12, 1958
Theatrical
Russia
May 2, 1966 · Theatrical
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