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6.1Near the end of the Civil War, the proud residents of Mannon Manor await the return of shipping tycoon Ezra Mannon and son Orin. Meanwhile Ezra’s conniving wife Christine and daughter Lavinia vie for the love of a handsome captain with a dark secret while well-meaning neighbor Peter sets his sights on Lavinia.
Released: 1947-11-19173 minDir: Dudley NicholsDrama
Cast
- Rosalind Russell as Lavinia Mannon
- Michael Redgrave as Orin Mannon
- Raymond Massey as Ezra Mannon
- Katina Paxinou as Christine Mannon
- Kirk Douglas as Peter Niles
- Leo Genn as Adam Brant
Themes
- ship
- poison
- lover
- based on play or musical
- love
- new england
- greek tragedy
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Mourning Becomes Electra
- Director
- Dudley Nichols
- Screenwriter
- Eugene O'Neill
- Cast member
- Nora Cecil
- Composer
- Richard Hageman
- Producer
- Dudley Nichols
- Production company
- RKO Pictures
- Cinematographer
- George Barnes
- Duration
- 159
- FilmAffinity ID
- 694561
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1947-01-01
- title
- Mourning Becomes Electra
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Actress
- distributed by
- Netflix
- film editor
- Roland Gross
- production designer
- William Flannery
- color
- black-and-white
- costume designer
- Travis Banton
- review score
- 67%
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Categories
1947 American films1947 drama films1947 English-language films1947 filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican drama filmsAmerican films based on playsClytemnestraEnglish-language drama filmsFilms about incestFilms about poisoningsFilms about suicideFilms based on works by AeschylusFilms based on works by Eugene O'NeillFilms directed by Dudley NicholsFilms featuring a Best Drama Actress Golden Globe–winning performanceFilms set in New EnglandFilms set in the 1860sFilms with screenplays by Dudley NicholsModern adaptations of works by AeschylusRKO Pictures filmsTemplate film date with 1 release dateWorks based on Agamemnon (Aeschylus play)Works based on The Eumenides