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Desire Under the Elms (1958)
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6 May 1958 (Japan)
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Ephraim Cabot is an old man of amazing vitality who loves his New England farm with a greedy passion...
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Nominated for Oscar.
Another 2 nominations
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(2 articles)
Carla Gugino on Sex Appeal, Women in Trouble, and Her Sucker Punch Musical Number
(From Movieline. 10 November 2009, 10:00 AM, PST)
'Marty' Director Delbert Mann Dead at 87
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 13 November 2007)
(From Movieline. 10 November 2009, 10:00 AM, PST)
'Marty' Director Delbert Mann Dead at 87
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 13 November 2007)
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Not As Good As The Play
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Sophia Loren | ... | Anna Cabot |
 | Anthony Perkins | ... | Eben Cabot |
 | Burl Ives | ... | Ephriam Cabot |
 | Frank Overton | ... | Simeon Cabot |
 | Pernell Roberts | ... | Peter Cabot |
| Rebecca Welles | ... | Lucinda Cabot (as Rebecca Wells) |
| Jean Willes | ... | Florence Cabot |
| Anne Seymour | ... | Eben's mother |
| Roy Fant | ... | Fiddler |
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111 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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Germany:12 (re-rating) |
West Germany:18 (original rating) |
Australia:PG |
Finland:K-16 |
Sweden:15 |
Argentina:16
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Motion picture debut of Pernell Roberts.
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This movie was made primarily as a star vehicle and things like the artistic integrity of the plot were thought of as unimportant. Needless to say, the movie suffered noticeably.
I saw this movie originally as part of a course on plays made into movies. Though this wasn't the most badly manhandled of the plays that we studied, it is a close second to "Sexual Perversity in Chicago" which became "About Last Night" staring Rob Lowe and Demi Moore.
Don't get me wrong, it's not a bad movie, but it could have been great.
As much as I hate to say it, this is one of the rare cases where a remake might be in order. It is possible to imagine that a director willing to make a more faithful rendition could easily create something better than the original.