Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title: | Edward Albee's Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf? Title on set container: Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton. The film collection
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Other uniform titles: | Barr, Richard.
Wilder, Clinton, 1920-1986.
Lehman, Ernest, 1915-2005
Nichols, Mike.
Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011
Burton, Richard, 1925-1984
Segal, George.
Dennis, Sandy, 1937-1992
Wexler, Haskell.
North, Alex.
Sharaff, Irene.
Sylbert, Richard.
Hopkins, George James.
Albee, Edward, 1928-2016 Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf?
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Other authors / contributors: | Warner Bros. Entertainment.
Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)
Warner Home Video (Firm)
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ISBN: | 1419842196 9781419842191
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Notes: | Based on the play by Edward Albee. Originally released as a motion picture in 1966. Special features: Commentary by directors Mike Nichols and Steven Soderbergh; commentary by cinematographer Haskell Wexler; vintage biographical profile "Elizabeth Taylor: an intimate portrait"; 2 new featurettes: "Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf?: a daring work of raw excellence," "Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf?: too shocking for its time"; 1966 Mike Nichols interview; Sandy Dennis screen test; Elizabeth Taylor/Richard Burton movie trailer gallery. Cinematographer, Haskell Wexler ; music, Alex North ; costume designer, Irene Sharaff ; production designer, Richard Sylbert ; set decoration, George James Hopkins. Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, George Segal, Sandy Dennis. DVD, region 1, widescreen (matted, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., dual-layer. English or French languages, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese or Korean subtitles; closed-captioned.
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Summary: | Martha and George are a bitter aging couple who, with the help of alcohol, use a young couple to fuel anguish and emotional pain towards each other.
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Target Audience: | Not rated.
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Awards: | Academy Awards, 1966: Best Actress in a Leading Role (Elizabeth Taylor); Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Sandy Dennis); Best B & W Art Direction/Set Decoration (Richard Sylbert, George James Hopkins); Best B & W Cinematography, Haskell Wexler; Best B & W Costume Design, Irene Sharaff.
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Standard no.: | 085391101192
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Publisher's no.: | 110119 Warner Home Video (container) 82109 Warner Home Video (discs labels)
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