Click here to visit our new site --> CafeDVD 2.0 (1958) Rating: Starring: Sophia Loren, Anthony Perkins, Burl Ives, Frank Overton, Pernell Roberts Director: Delbert Mann Category: Classics, Classic Dramas, Romantic Dramas, Melodrama Studio: Subtitles: English Length: 111     Desire Under the Elms (1958) is a drama centered on a strained family dynamic between a stern father, his young new wife, and his resentful son, all set on a New England farm. Themes of love, jealousy, and ambition play out against a backdrop of intense emotion and conflict.