Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage (1994)

9.0 86 min Movie
Documentary

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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Cast

Tennessee Williams Tennessee Williams Self (archive footage)
Carroll Baker Carroll Baker Baby Doll Meighan (archive footage)
Reed Birney Reed Birney Actor
Melvyn Bragg Melvyn Bragg Self
Marlon Brando Marlon Brando Stanley Kowalski / Valentine 'Snakeskin' Xavier (archive footage)
Dick Cavett Dick Cavett Self (archive footage)
Montgomery Clift Montgomery Clift Dr. Cukrowicz (archive footage)
David Frost David Frost Self
Katharine Hepburn Katharine Hepburn Mrs. Venable (archive footage)
Kim Hunter Kim Hunter Self
Burl Ives Burl Ives Big Daddy (archive footage)
Elia Kazan Elia Kazan Self (archive footage)

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