Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage [542441]
Released: 1994-12-19
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Profit: $0
Runtime: 86 mins
Popularity: 0.7497
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Overview: A study of Tennessee Williams's life and work as a whole, ranging from his youth in Mississippi and in St. Louis to success and acclaim, followed by the final difficult years. Includes some of the most celebrated scenes from film adaptations of Williams' work, among them extracts of A Streetcar Named Desire (1951),Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), Night of the Iguana, The (1964), and Suddenly, Last Summer (1993) (TV). Contains footage of Williams being interviewed, including conversations with David Frost, 'Edward R. Murrow (I)', and Melvyn Bragg, as well as reminiscences from people who knew and worked with him, among them Edward Albee, Gore Vidal, and his lifelong friend, Lady Maria St. Just. Features readings from Elia Kazan's Notebook by Kim Hunter.

Cast [22]
Tennessee Williams
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Carroll Baker
Baby Doll Meighan
Reed Birney
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Melvyn Bragg
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Marlon Brando
Stanley Kowalski / V
Dick Cavett
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Montgomery Clift
Dr. Cukrowicz
David Frost
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Katharine Hepburn
Mrs. Venable
Kim Hunter
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Burl Ives
Big Daddy
Elia Kazan
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Frank Langella
Narrator
Anna Magnani
Serafina Delle Rose
Yukio Mishima
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Edward R. Murrow
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Paul Newman
Brick / Chance Wayne
Geraldine Page
Alexandra Del Lago /
Maria St. Just
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Maureen Stapleton
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Gore Vidal
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Sam Waterston
Tom Wingfield

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