Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
Directed by Merrill Brockway
Plot
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
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)