Mourning Becomes Electra
1947 · TMDB 6.1
Directed by Dudley Nichols
Near the end of the Civil War, the proud residents of Mannon Manor await the return of shipping tycoon Ezra Mannon and son Orin. Meanwhile Ezra’s conniving wife Christine and daughter Lavinia vie for the love of a handsome captain with a dark secret while well-meaning neighbor Peter sets his sights on Lavinia.
Why it matters
A sprawling Greek tragedy transplanted to post-Civil War New England, where the dead exert a suffocating influence on the living.
- Runtime
- 173 min
- Released
- 1947-11-19
- Studio
- RKO Radio Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 6.1
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