Desire Under the Elms (film)

Desire Under the Elms
Directed byDelbert Mann
Written byEugene O'Neill
Irwin Shaw
Produced byDon Hartman
StarringSophia Loren
CinematographyDaniel L. Fapp
Edited byGeorge Boemler
Music byElmer Bernstein
Production
company
Don Hartman Productions
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • March 12, 1958 (1958-03-12)
Running time
111 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
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]

  1. ^ "Top Grossers of 1958". Variety. 7 January 1959. p. 48. Please note figures are for US and Canada only and are domestic rentals accruing to distributors as opposed to theatre gross
  2. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Desire Under the Elms". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved February 10, 2009.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · View on Wikipedia

Developed by razib.in