Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage (1994)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 1994-12-19
  • Runtime: 1h 26min
  • Production Company: Eagle Rock Entertainment
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Merrill Brockway

Summary

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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  • Tennessee Williams

    as Self (archive footage)
  • Carroll Baker

    as Baby Doll Meighan (archive footage)
  • Reed Birney

    as Actor
  • Melvyn Bragg

    as Self
  • Marlon Brando

    as Stanley Kowalski / Valentine 'Snakeskin' Xavier (archive footage)
  • Dick Cavett

    as Self (archive footage)
  • Montgomery Clift

    as Dr. Cukrowicz (archive footage)
  • David Frost

    as Self
  • Katharine Hepburn

    as Mrs. Venable (archive footage)
  • Kim Hunter

    as Self
  • Burl Ives

    as Big Daddy (archive footage)
  • Elia Kazan

    as Self (archive footage)
  • Frank Langella

    as Narrator
  • Anna Magnani

    as Serafina Delle Rose / Lady Torrance (archive footage)
  • Yukio Mishima

    as Self (archive footage)
  • Edward R. Murrow

    as Self (archive footage)
  • Paul Newman

    as Brick / Chance Wayne (archive footage)
  • Geraldine Page

    as Alexandra Del Lago / Alma Winemiller (archive footage)
  • Maria St. Just

    as Self
  • Maureen Stapleton

    as Self
  • Gore Vidal

    as Self
  • Sam Waterston

    as Tom Wingfield (archive footage)
Production Susan Lacy Producer
Writing Brooks Haxton Writer
Crew Jerry Pantzer Cinematography
Production Catherine Tatge Producer
Production Merrill Brockway Producer
Editing Girish Bhargava Editor
Directing Merrill Brockway Director

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