Mourning Becomes Electra

Season 1 Episode 1: The Secret

Dec 06, 1978 NR 1h 8.1

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.

Mourning Becomes Electra background

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 The Secret

Aired: Dec 6, 1978

Episode 2 The Homecoming

2. The Homecoming

Aired: Dec 13, 1978

Episode 3 The Hunted

Aired: Dec 20, 1978

Episode 4 An Act of Justice

4. An Act of Justice

Aired: Dec 27, 1978

Episode 5 The Haunted

Aired: Jan 3, 1979

Main Cast

Roberts Blossom Seth

Jeffrey DeMunn Adam

Joan Hackett Christine Mannon

Roberta Maxwell Lavinia Mannon

Deborah Offner Hazel

Peter Weller Peter

Creators

Nick Havinga

Nick Havinga Director

Kenneth Cavander

Kenneth Cavander Writer

Info about Mourning Becomes Electra

Network: PBS

Production Country: United States

Genres: Drama, Romance