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Mourning Becomes Electra is a american film of genre Drama directed by Dudley Nichols released in USA on 19 november 1947 with Rosalind Russell
Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 19 november 1947
Length 2h53
Directed by Dudley Nichols
OriginUSA
Genres Drama
Themes Films based on plays
Rating62%
Mourning Becomes Electra is a 1947 American film by Dudley Nichols adapted from the 1931 Eugene O'Neill play of the same title. The film stars Rosalind Russell, Michael Redgrave, Raymond Massey, Katina Paxinou, Leo Genn and Kirk Douglas.
It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Michael Redgrave) and Best Actress in a Leading Role (Rosalind Russell). Originally released by RKO Radio Pictures at nearly three hours, it was eventually edited down to 105 minutes (losing more than an hour) after it performed poorly at the box office and won no Oscars. It has since been restored to its full length and shown on Turner Classic Movies.
An Oscar upset occurred in connection with the film. All who saw it had taken it for granted that Rosalind Russell would win for her performance as Lavinia, to the point that Russell actually began to rise from her seat just before the winner's name was called. However, it was Loretta Young, and not Russell, who was named Best Actress for her performance in The Farmer's Daughter.
The movie recorded a loss of $2,310,000, making it one of RKO's biggest financial disasters.
Synopsis
A wealthy New England family, the Mannons, await the return of patriarch Ezra, general for the Union in the Civil War, and son Orin, a timid young man before becoming an Army officer.Actors
Rosalind Russell
(Lavinia Mannon)
Michael Redgrave
(Orin Mannon)
Raymond Massey
(Ezra Mannon)
Katína Paxinoú
(Christine Mannon)
Leo Genn
(Adam Brant)
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