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Desire Under the Elms
1958 • 1h 51m • ★ 6.8 (23 votes) Released
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.
Director
Delbert Mann
Screenplay
Irwin Shaw
Rating
6.8
Runtime
111 min
Revenue
$1.0M
Production
Don Hartman Productions
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Keywords
farmabusive fatherstepmotherbased on play or musicalfarmerfamily tragedysecret relationship19th centuryfather son conflictdoomed romancepassion and romanceyoung wifegreedy heirs
