Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage (1994)

Özet

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.

Oyuncular

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  Tennessee Williams

  Self (archive footage)

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  Carroll Baker

  Baby Doll Meighan (archive footage)

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  Reed Birney

  Actor

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  Melvyn Bragg

  Self

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  Marlon Brando

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

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  Dick Cavett

  Self (archive footage)

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  Montgomery Clift

  Dr. Cukrowicz (archive footage)

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  David Frost

  Self

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  Katharine Hepburn

  Mrs. Venable (archive footage)

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  Kim Hunter

  Self

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  Burl Ives

  Big Daddy (archive footage)

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  Elia Kazan

  Self (archive footage)

Ekip

Yönetmen

Merrill Brockway

Senaryo

Brooks Haxton

Yapımcı

Merrill Brockway, Susan Lacy, Catherine Tatge

Kurgu

Girish Bhargava