Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
Watch Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage Online Free FlixHQ. 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.
- Genre: Documentary
- Country: United States
- Director: Merrill Brockway
- Cast: Tennessee Williams, Carroll Baker, Reed Birney, Melvyn Bragg, Marlon Brando, Dick Cavett, Montgomery Clift, David Frost, Katharine Hepburn, Kim Hunter, Burl Ives, Elia Kazan, Frank Langella, Anna Magnani, Yukio Mishima, Edward R. Murrow, Paul Newman, Geraldine Page, Maria St. Just, Maureen Stapleton, Gore Vidal,
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