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.
Tennessee Williams
Self (archive footage)
Carroll Baker
Baby Doll Meighan (archive footage)
Reed Birney
Actor
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December 19, 1994
1h 26m
9.0
Merrill Brockway
Brooks Haxton
1
Eagle Rock Entertainment
GB
International Cultural Programming Inc.
N/A
Thirteen
US
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
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