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Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

About 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.

Full Cast of Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

Tennessee Williams
plays Self (archive footage)

Carroll Baker
plays Baby Doll Meighan (archive footage)

Reed Birney
plays Actor

Reed Birney as Actor

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Melvyn Bragg
plays Self

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

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

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Dick Cavett
plays Self (archive footage)

Dick Cavett as Self (archive footage)

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Montgomery Clift
plays Dr. Cukrowicz (archive footage)

David Frost
plays Self

Katharine Hepburn
plays Mrs. Venable (archive footage)

Kim Hunter
plays Self

Burl Ives
plays Big Daddy (archive footage)

Elia Kazan
plays Self (archive footage)

Frank Langella
plays Narrator

Frank Langella as Narrator

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Anna Magnani
plays Serafina Delle Rose / Lady Torrance (archive footage)

Yukio Mishima
plays Self (archive footage)

Edward R. Murrow
plays Self (archive footage)

Paul Newman
plays Brick / Chance Wayne (archive footage)

Paul Newman as Brick / Chance Wayne (archive footage)

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

Maria St. Just
plays Self

Maureen Stapleton
plays Self

Gore Vidal
plays Self

Gore Vidal as Self

Eugene Luther Gore Vidal (born Eugene Louis Vidal; October 3, 1925 – July 31, 2012) was an American writer and public...

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Sam Waterston
plays Tom Wingfield (archive footage)

Sam Waterston as Tom Wingfield (archive footage)

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