Mourning Becomes Electra - Production & Contact Info

Mourning Becomes Electra (1978– )
TV Mini-series | 290 min | Drama, Romance

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Mourning Becomes Electra (1978– )

TV Mini-series | 290 min | Drama, Romance

Eugene O'Neill's trilogy of plays inspired by Aeschylus' Oresteia. Set near the end of the American Civil War, the action follows the turmoil of the Mannon family and its myriad psychological torments.

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Director

Nick Havinga

Writers

Eugene O'Neill (play) | Kenneth Cavander (writer)

Producers

Ann Blumenthal Jacobs (producer) (as Ann Blumenthal) | Jac Venza (producer)

Composer

Maurice Jarre

Editor

John J. Godfrey

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Updated Dec 6, 1978

Release date (First episode)

Dec 6, 1978 (United States)

Awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award.

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12 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Roberta Maxwell Lavinia Mannon Lavinia Mannon See fewer	5	Popeye (1980)
Deborah Offner Hazel Niles Hazel Niles See fewer	5	Shiva Baby (2020)
Peter Weller Captain Peter Niles Captain Peter Niles See fewer	5	RoboCop (1987)
Roberts Blossom Seth Beckwith Seth Beckwith See fewer	5	Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Joan Hackett Christine Mannon Christine Mannon See fewer	4	The Last of Sheila (1973)
Bruce Davison First Lieutenant Orin Mannon First Lieutenant Orin Mannon See fewer	4	X-Men (2000)
Jeffrey DeMunn Captain Adam Brant Captain Adam Brant See fewer	2	The Green Mile (1999)
Thomas Hill Amos Ames Amos Ames See fewer	2	The NeverEnding Story (1984)
Josef Sommer Brigadier General Ezra Mannon Brigadier General Ezra Mannon See fewer	1	Dirty Harry (1971)
Tom Aldredge Chantyman Chantyman See fewer	1	What About Bob? (1991)
Richard Russell Ramos Abner Small Abner Small See fewer	1	The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
Stellar Bennett Actress Actress See fewer		Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)