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based on a play 1800s post civil war new england

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Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)

Directed by Dudley Nichols

Drama

Overview

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.

Rated NR | Length 173 minutes

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Rosalind Russell | Michael Redgrave | Raymond Massey | Katina Paxinou | Kirk Douglas | Leo Genn | Nancy Coleman | Henry Hull | Sara Allgood | Thurston Hall | Walter Baldwin | Elisabeth Risdon | Erskine Sanford | Jimmy Conlin | Tito Vuolo | Emma Dunn | Nora Cecil | Marie Blake | Clem Bevans | André Charlot | Robert Dudley | Colin Kenny | Marjorie Eaton | Broderick O'Farrell

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