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Ethan Frome

  • 19931993
  • PGPG
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
2.1K
YOUR RATING
Ethan Frome (1993)
  • Drama
  • Romance
A new pastor arrives in a stark Vermont village and is intrigued by crippled, misshapen Ethan Frome living on an isolated, hardscrabble farm with his sickly wife Zeena.A new pastor arrives in a stark Vermont village and is intrigued by crippled, misshapen Ethan Frome living on an isolated, hardscrabble farm with his sickly wife Zeena.A new pastor arrives in a stark Vermont village and is intrigued by crippled, misshapen Ethan Frome living on an isolated, hardscrabble farm with his sickly wife Zeena.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
2.1K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • John Madden
  • Writers
    • Richard Nelson
    • Edith Wharton(novel "Ethan Frome")
  • Stars
    • Liam Neeson
    • Patricia Arquette
    • Gil Rood
Top credits
  • Director
    • John Madden
  • Writers
    • Richard Nelson
    • Edith Wharton(novel "Ethan Frome")
  • Stars
    • Liam Neeson
    • Patricia Arquette
    • Gil Rood
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 20User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Patricia Arquette and Liam Neeson in Ethan Frome (1993)
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    Patricia Arquette and Liam Neeson in Ethan Frome (1993)
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    Patricia Arquette and Liam Neeson in Ethan Frome (1993)
    Patricia Arquette and Liam Neeson in Ethan Frome (1993)
    Liam Neeson in Ethan Frome (1993)
    Liam Neeson in Ethan Frome (1993)
    Patricia Arquette and Liam Neeson in Ethan Frome (1993)

    Top cast

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    Liam Neeson
    Liam Neeson
    • Ethan Fromeas Ethan Frome
    Patricia Arquette
    Patricia Arquette
    • Mattie Silveras Mattie Silver
    Gil Rood
    • Conductoras Conductor
    Tate Donovan
    Tate Donovan
    • Reverend Smithas Reverend Smith
    Stephen Mendillo
    Stephen Mendillo
    • Ned Haleas Ned Hale
    Phil Garran
    • Mr. Howeas Mr. Howe
    Virginia Smith
    • Mrs. Howeas Mrs. Howe
    Annie Nessen
    • Sarah Anne Howeas Sarah Anne Howe
    Katharine Houghton
    Katharine Houghton
    • Mrs. Haleas Mrs. Hale
    Marcie Vaughan
    • Young Womanas Young Woman
    Burt Porter
    • Harmon Gowas Harmon Gow
    Rusty De Wees
    • Man at Post Officeas Man at Post Office
    Paul Donlon
    • Man at Post Officeas Man at Post Office
    Joan Allen
    Joan Allen
    • Zeenaas Zeena
    Robert Nutt
    • Church Elderas Church Elder
    David Dellinger
    • Funeral Ministeras Funeral Minister
    W. Clark Noyes
    • Man at Funeralas Man at Funeral
    Howard Boardman
    • Man at Funeralas Man at Funeral
    • Director
      • John Madden
    • Writers
      • Richard Nelson
      • Edith Wharton(novel "Ethan Frome")
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      In the original Edith Wharton novel, the stranger in town who takes an interest in Ethan is not a new pastor, but a businessman or woman (the gender isn't specified) temporarily staying in the area.
    • Goofs
      In a winter scene early in the film, a Red-eyed Vireo can be heard singing in the dead of winter in Massachusetts. These birds winter in Amazonia, and arrive in Massachusetts in late spring.
    • Quotes

      Mattie Silver: If I miss my train, where will I go?

      Ethan Frome: Where will you go if you catch it?

    • Connections
      Featured in Screen Two: Ethan Frome (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      Turkey in the Straw
      (uncredited)
      Traditional
      Played at square dance

    User reviews20

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Very fine and moving adoption of famous novel
    I watched this movie yesterday night. It made me cry! Then I dreamed of it at night, and when I woke up I still had a melancholy feeling in my stomach and a sweet pain in my heart. Very few movies or novels affect me this strongly nowadays!

    The depiction is bleak but romantic, tender, and very, very fine. The actors are all very good in their parts. This is one of those love stories that make you take the side of the adulterous couple, however much you are against such behaviour in ordinary cases. Mutual love can be so hard to find, and when you find it but cannot have it because of circumstances in the world around, you "never want to leave this hill"...
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    • Catharina_Sweden
    • May 13, 2015

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 12, 1993 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Итэн Фроум
    • Filming locations
      • Northeast Kingdom, Vermont, USA
    • Production companies
      • American Playhouse
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
      • Richard Price
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $296,081
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $57,623
      • Mar 14, 1993
    • Gross worldwide
      • $296,081
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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