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GREAT PERFORMANCES: MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA, EPISODE NO. 1: THE SECRET (TV)
Summary
The first episode of Eugene O'Neill's epic about the Mannon family, set in New England after the Civil War. Lavinia Mannon confronts her mother, Christine, with the fact that she knows Christine and the young sea captain Adam Brant are lovers. When alone with Brant, Christine plans to poison her husband, Ezra. The presentation concludes with "After Word," Erich Segal's personal view of the play.
Details
- NETWORK: PBS
- DATE: December 6, 1978 9:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:58:50
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T81:1334
- GENRE: Drama
- SUBJECT HEADING: Drama; Dramatic criticism; Exxon collection
- SERIES RUN: PBS - TV series, 1974-
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Jac Venza … Executive Producer
- Ann Blumenthal … Producer
- Noam Yerushalmi … Associate Producer
- Nick Havinga … Director
- Eugene O'Neill … Writer
- Roberts Blossom … Cast, Seth
- Jeffrey DeMunn … Cast, Adam Brant
- Peter Weller … Cast, Peter Niles
- Deborah Offner … Cast, Hazel Niles
- Joan Hackett … Cast, Christine Mannon
- Roberta Maxwell … Cast, Lavinia Mannon
- Richard Russell … Cast, Abner Small
- Thomas Hill … Cast, Amos Ames
- Stellar Bennett … Cast
- Erich Segal