Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

Dec 19, 1994

1h 26m

★ 0.0

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Eagle Rock Entertainment

International Cultural Programming Inc.

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Cast

Self (archive footage)

Tennessee Williams

Baby Doll Meighan (archive footage)

Carroll Baker

Actor

Reed Birney

Self

Melvyn Bragg

Stanley Kowalski / Valentine 'Snakeskin' Xavier (archive footage)

Marlon Brando

Self (archive footage)

Dick Cavett

Dr. Cukrowicz (archive footage)

Montgomery Clift

Self

David Frost

Mrs. Venable (archive footage)

Katharine Hepburn

Self

Kim Hunter

Big Daddy (archive footage)

Burl Ives

Self (archive footage)

Elia Kazan

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