Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

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Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

8.1 | 1h26m | en | 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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8.1 | 1h26m | en | Documentary

Synopsis

Cast

Tennessee Williams , Carroll Baker , Reed Birney

Director

Jerry Pantzer

Producted By

Eagle Rock Entertainment , Thirteen

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Cast

Tennessee Williams

as Self (archive footage)

[2021] Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation [2010] Beautiful Darling [1994] Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage [1973] Tennessee Williams' South [1972] Begegnung mit Tennessee Williams

Carroll Baker

as Baby Doll Meighan (archive footage)

[2017] Carroll Baker: Vom Baby Doll zur Lady Glamour [2012] Cheyenne Autumn [2008] You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story [2005] Giant [2003] Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King [2002] Heart of the Festival [2000] Another Woman's Husband [1998] Memories of Giant [1998] Rag and Bone

Reed Birney

as Actor

[2025] Blue Film [2025] Apostasy Blues [2025] If You See Something [2024] Asynchronous [2024] Death Wish [2023] Baby Ruby [2023] Couple A Cards [2022] Stomach People [2022] Strawberry Mansion