Desire Under the Elms
film by Mann [1958]
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discussed in biography
- In Delbert Mann: Feature films
In 1958 Mann directed Desire Under the Elms, a widely criticized adaptation of Eugene O’Neill’s tragic play; Sophia Loren was miscast as a newlywed who falls in love with her stepson (Anthony Perkins). Separate Tables (1958)—adapted by Terence Rattigan from his play—was better, a potent drama that examined
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role of Perkins
- In Anthony Perkins
…The Tin Star (1957), and Desire Under the Elms (1958), before attracting international notice for Psycho.
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