| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Nominated | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role Michael Redgrave |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role Rosalind Russell | |||
Directed by Dudley Nichols
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)
American playwright Eugene O'Neill's play based on a Greek tragedy is set in New England at the end of the Civil War, with mostly British actors. It's basically a soap opera disguised as a tragedy. The triumphant General returns home only to find out his wife may have had an affair with the Captain of a local sailing boat. His daughter, with whom he has an unhealthy affectionate relationship, is more hurt than he his about the revelation. Mom, who also dotes on her son, wants out of the marriage, so poisons the General. Daughter is devastated and cooks up a plan for revenge. Mom kills herself before she can take action. Son is heartbroken, goes insane, and eventually kills himself. Daughter is left alone to drown in her guilt. Overwrought, overlong and overacted.
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