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Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

12/19/1994

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1hr 26min

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Documentary

STORY

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 & CREW

    Cast

  • Tennessee Williams
  • Carroll Baker
  • Reed Birney
  • Melvyn Bragg
  • Marlon Brando

    Directors

  • Merrill Brockway
  • Susan Lacy
  • Catherine Tatge

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Eagle Rock Entertainment
  • International Cultural Programming Inc.
  • Thirteen

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

    Cast

    Carroll Baker

    Baby Doll Meighan (archive footage)

    Reed Birney

    Actor

    Melvyn Bragg

    Self

    Marlon Brando

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

    Dick Cavett

    Self (archive footage)

    Montgomery Clift

    Dr. Cukrowicz (archive footage)

    David Frost

    Self

    Katharine Hepburn

    Mrs. Venable (archive footage)

    Kim Hunter

    Self

    Burl Ives

    Big Daddy (archive footage)