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Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

1994★ 9.0 · 11h 26mDocumentary

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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.

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Marlon Brando
as Stanley Kowalski / Valentine 'Snakeskin' Xavier (archive footage)

Paul Newman
as Brick / Chance Wayne (archive footage)

Frank Langella
as Narrator

Sam Waterston
as Tom Wingfield (archive footage)

Kim Hunter
as Self

Carroll Baker
as Baby Doll Meighan (archive footage)

Katharine Hepburn
as Mrs. Venable (archive footage)

三島由紀夫
as Self (archive footage)

Reed Birney
as Actor

Montgomery Clift
as Dr. Cukrowicz (archive footage)

Maureen Stapleton
as Self

Geraldine Page
as Alexandra Del Lago / Alma Winemiller (archive footage)

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