Desire Under the Elms

Ephraim Cabot is an old man of amazing vitality who loves his New England farm with a greedy passion. Hating him, and sharing his greed, are the sons of two wives Cabot has overworked into early graves. Most bitter is Eben, whose mother had owned most of the farm, and who feels who should be sole heir. When the old man brings home a new wife, Anna, she becomes a fierce contender to inherit the farm. Two of the sons leave when Eben gives them the fare in return for their shares of the farm. Meanwhile, Anna tries to cause some sparks by rubbing up against Eben.

• Release date
• March 12, 1958
• Runtime
• 111 min
• Genres
• Drama, Romance
• Director
• Delbert Mann

Cast

Sophia Loren Anna Cabot Anthony Perkins Abel Cabot Burl Ives Éphraïm Cabot Pernell Roberts Pierre Cabot Frank Overton Simeon Cabot Rebecca Welles Lucinda Cabot Jean Willes Florence Cabot Anne Seymour la mère d’Eben