Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage(1994)

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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

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)

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Maria St. Just

Self

Maureen Stapleton

Self