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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780792197300
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0792197305
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 31, 2004
Running Time: 111 minutes
Sales Rank: 56520
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: 1958
Editorial Review:
Description:
In DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS, Anna poses tough competition to Ephraim’s bitter sons from his previous marriages, who believe they, not their new stepmother, should inherit all his land. Things heat up when Anna and Ephraim’s son, Eben spend a night of passion together.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - The negative reviews are a pity...
This is a great movie, even though it's a bit slow and corny in parts. Anthony Perkins plays the son of Burl Ives, a man who's worked two wives into the grave and stolen the farm from one of them. Perkins has two half brothers he sends packing off to California in search of gold (this was set in 1840 when Perkins' character was a small boy, the 1850s or after when they're grown). Sophia Loren plays the beautiful new, young wife of Ives who marries for security. She and Perkins fall in love, and tragedy ... Read More
Rating:  - Desire Under the Elms
I can remember seeing this film when I was a teenager and I never forgot it. I think it is one of Tony Perkins' best acting parts. This DVD is a sharp black and white copy and is first rate. The musical score and sound is perfect.
Robert Moon
Rating:  - Gloom, doom, and Loren
It is the 1850s in a rocky New England farm that is home to the despotic owner, Ephraim Cabot (Burl Ives) and his resentful son Eben (Anthony Perkins). At 25, Eben is only staying on the farm because he expects to inherit the land, even though his greedy and cruel father swears that will never happen. The old man goes off and marries Anna (Sophia Loren), a seductive woman of Eben's age. She is repulsed by her husband, but desperately wants the farm, so there is immediate friction between Anna and her ... Read More
Rating: - A Dark and Disturbing Classic Tragedy by famous Playwright
I think this is one of the best Sophia Loren movies I've ever seen. It is very dark and disturbing. The cast is great, Anthony Perkins (Psycho) Sophia, Burl Ives. When it first came out I think people were a little put off that Sophia Loren, considered more of a Pin-Up was given the role of Mrs Cabot (not originally written as a foriegner). She does outstanding though and both her and Perkins play well together. They fight over the farm, here are some quotes:
"Say it Eban! Everything here is ... Read More
Rating: - So-so adaptation of O'Neill's play
Burl Ives plays Ephraim Cabot a greedy miser of a man who has managed to estrange his sons Peter (Pernell Roberts), Simeon (Frank Overton) but most especially Eben (Anthony Perkins) who wears bitterness like an oversized suit. When Ephraim brings home a new, young step-mother for the boys and wife, Anna (Sophia Loren) causes rivalries to begin anew between the brothers, their father but most especially Anna. It seems Ephraim has made the decision to leave the farm Anna when he dies. Eben confronts Anna but ... Read More
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