Desire Under the Elms | |
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Directed by | Delbert Mann |
Written by | Eugene O'Neill Irwin Shaw |
Produced by | Don Hartman |
Starring | Sophia Loren |
Cinematography | Daniel L. Fapp |
Edited by | George Boemler |
Music by | Elmer Bernstein |
Production company | Don Hartman Productions |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $1 million (domestic rentals)[1] |
Desire Under the Elms is a 1958 American film version of the 1924 play Desire Under the Elms written by Eugene O'Neill. The film was directed by Delbert Mann from a screenplay by O'Neill and Irwin Shaw. The cast included Sophia Loren as Abbie (known as Anna in the film), Anthony Perkins as Eben, Burl Ives as Ephraim, Frank Overton as Simeon, and Pernell Roberts as Peter. The film was nominated for Best Black and White Cinematography (Daniel L. Fapp) at the Academy Awards and Laurel Awards in 1959. It was also entered into the 1958 Cannes Film Festival.[2]