Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
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.
Release Date
December 19, 1994Runtime
86 minGenres
DocumentaryDirected by
Merrill BrockwayWritten by
Brooks HaxtonLanguage
EnglishBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
Released
Cast
Tennessee Williams
Self (archive footage)
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)
Elia Kazan
Self (archive footage)
Frank Langella
Narrator
Anna Magnani
Serafina Delle Rose / Lady Torrance (archive footage)
Yukio Mishima
Self (archive footage)
Edward R. Murrow
Self (archive footage)
Paul Newman
Brick / Chance Wayne (archive footage)
Geraldine Page
Alexandra Del Lago / Alma Winemiller (archive footage)
Maureen Stapleton
Self
Gore Vidal
Self
Sam Waterston
Tom Wingfield (archive footage)Images
Similar movies
Interview mit Regisseur Franz Josef Gottlieb
February 27, 2006
Ein Produzent hat Seele oder er hat keine
March 18, 2002
He! Viva Dada
September 5, 1965
THEATER. Afterword
December 29, 1988
We Stand Alone Together: The Men of Easy Company
November 10, 2001
Forever
October 5, 2006
Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary
February 10, 2002
Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette
January 1, 1978
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
January 1, 1982
Tony Curtis on 'Some Like It Hot'
May 22, 2001
Muse of Fire
September 26, 2013
American Striptease: Behind the Lights
January 1, 1993
A Portuguese Film
October 28, 2011
The Making of Back to the Future
October 25, 1986
Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers
February 11, 2008
Omnibus: François Truffaut
December 2, 1973
The Comic Book Greats: Bob Kane
December 31, 1992
The Comic Book Greats: Jim Lee
December 31, 1992
The Comic Book Greats: Will Eisner
December 31, 1992
The Comic Book Greats: Whilce Portacio
December 31, 1992
