Mourning Becomes Electra
Eugene O'Neill's updated version of the Orestaia. In New England, after the American Civil War, a war-weary Agamem--er, Ezra Mannon comes home to his unhappy wife (Christine) and loving daughter (Lavinia). But Lavinia's ex-suitor, Adam Brant, has become Christine's lover, and together Adam and Christine plot to poison Ezra. When they succeed, Lavinia turns to her brother Orin to help bring the lovers to justice, but when they succeed, Orin goes mad and his suicide note may come between Lavinia and her new suitor, Peter Niles.
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Drama
1947
121 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : Mourning Becomes Electra
- Duration : 121 min
- Languages : English
- Writers : Dudley Nichols, Eugene O'Neill (play)
- Directors : Dudley Nichols min
- Imdb : 6.5 (624 votes)
- Tomatoes : 3.2 (443 votes)
- Actors : Rosalind Russell, Michael Redgrave, Raymond Massey, Katina Paxinou
Movie Storyline
Eugene O'Neill's updated version of the Orestaia. In New England, after the American Civil War, a war-weary Agamem--er, Ezra Mannon comes home to his unhappy wife (Christine) and loving daughter (Lavinia). But Lavinia's ex-suitor, Adam Brant, has become Christine's lover, and together Adam and Christine plot to poison Ezra. When they succeed, Lavinia turns to her brother Orin to help bring the lovers to justice, but when they succeed, Orin goes mad and his suicide note may come between Lavinia and her new suitor, Peter Niles.