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Mourning Becomes Electra (1947) | Cinemoood

Mourning Becomes Electra

Drama

Mourning Becomes Electra

...Mother and daughter in love with the same man ... rivals in ruthlessness even to murder!

6.1TMDB19472h 53m

TMDB6.1/10 · 21 votes

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TMDB6.1/10 · 21 votes

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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.

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Top cast

Rosalind Russell

Rosalind Russell

Lavinia Mannon

Michael Redgrave

Michael Redgrave

Orin Mannon

Raymond Massey

Raymond Massey

Ezra Mannon

Katina Paxinou

Katina Paxinou

Christine Mannon

Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas

Peter Niles

Leo Genn

Leo Genn

Adam Brant

Nancy Coleman

Nancy Coleman

Hazel Niles

Henry Hull

Henry Hull

Seth Beckwith

Sara Allgood

Sara Allgood

Landlady

Thurston Hall

Thurston Hall

Dr. Blake

Walter Baldwin

Walter Baldwin

Amos Ames

Elisabeth Risdon

Elisabeth Risdon

Mrs. Hills

Erskine Sanford

Erskine Sanford

Josiah Borden

Jimmy Conlin

Jimmy Conlin

Abner Small

Tito Vuolo

Tito Vuolo

Joe Silva

Crew

Dudley Nichols

Dudley Nichols

Director

Dudley Nichols

Dudley Nichols

Writer

Dudley Nichols

Dudley Nichols

Producer

George Barnes

George Barnes

Director of Photography

Roland Gross

Roland Gross

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Chandler House

Chandler House

Editor

Travis Banton

Travis Banton

Costume Design

Gile Steele

Gile Steele

Costume Design

William Flannery

William Flannery

Production Design

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Director: Dudley Nichols
Released: 1947
Runtime: 2h 53m
Genres: Drama
Scores: TMDB6.1/10 · 21 votes