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Tennessee Williams' South
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Tennessee Williams' South

Jan 1, 1973
1h 20m
★ 10.0

In His Own Words. In His Own Places.

Overview

The brutes and the belles. The gadflies and the good ol' boys. The taboos and the profound truths. They're all part of a tennessee state of mind -- a realm of places, personalities and ideas. Williams is front and center for this exploration, reading from his works, placing them in the context of his life, and serving as guide in visits to his career-shaping refuge in New Orleans and his later-day writing quarters in Key West. Also, dramatizations by distinguished actors -- including Jessica Tandy, Broadway's original Blanche DuBois, in a recreation of her A Streetcar Named Desire triumph -- give flesh-and-bone immediacy to some of the writer's famed works. In his own words. In his own places. The resilient character and memorable characters of one of our greatest writers reside in Tennessee Williams' South.

Genres

Documentary
Drama

Production Companies

CBC

Cast

Tennessee Williams

Tennessee Williams

Harry Rasky

Harry Rasky

Burl Ives

Burl Ives

Colleen Dewhurst

Colleen Dewhurst

John Colicos

John Colicos

William Hutt

William Hutt

Jessica Tandy

Jessica Tandy

Michael York

Michael York

Maureen Stapleton

Maureen Stapleton

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