Le deuil sied à Électre
Mourning Becomes Electra
Release: 1947-11-19
·Runtime: 183m
·★ 6.0
Drame
La version de Eugene O'Neill mise à jour du Orestaia. En Nouvelle-Angleterre, après la guerre de Sécession, un Agamem de guerre lasse - er, Ezra Mannon rentre à la maison à sa femme malheureuse (Christine) et fille aimante (Lavinia). Mais l'ex-amant de Lavinia, Adam Brant, est devenu l'amant de Christine, et, ensemble, Adam et Christine complot pour empoisonner Ezra. Quand ils réussissent, Lavinia se tourne vers son frère Orin pour aider à amener les amateurs à la justice, mais quand ils réussissent, Orin devient fou et sa note de suicide peut venir entre Lavinia et son nouveau prétendant, Peter Niles.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
RKO Radio Pictures
Cast
Kirk Douglas
as Peter Niles
Henry Hull
as Seth Beckwith
Thurston Hall
as Dr. Blake
Tito Vuolo
as Joe Silva
Clem Bevans
as Ira Mackel
André Charlot
as Dr. Hamil (uncredited)
Raymond Massey
as Ezra Mannon
Leo Genn
as Adam Brant
Elisabeth Risdon
as Mrs. Hills
Erskine Sanford
as Josiah Borden
Colin Kenny
as Policeman (uncredited)
Marjorie Eaton
as Woman at home (uncredited)
Sara Allgood
as Landlady
Walter Baldwin
as Amos Ames
Jimmy Conlin
as Abner Small
Emma Dunn
as Mrs. Borden
Nora Cecil
as Louisa Ames
Marie Blake
as Minnie Ames
Rosalind Russell
as Lavinia Mannon
Michael Redgrave
as Orin Mannon
Nancy Coleman
as Hazel Niles
Robert Dudley
as Chemist (uncredited)
Broderick O'Farrell
as Station master (uncredited)
Katina Paxinou
as Christine Mannon
