Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf?
A couple is invited to the home of a professor and his sharp-tongued wife, and are treated to verbal battles by their hosts.
| Main Author: | North, Alex. (Composer) |
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| Corporate Author: | Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967), Warner Home Video (Firm) |
| Other Authors: | Lehman, Ernest, 1915-2005., Nichols, Mike., Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011., Burton, Richard, 1925-1984., Segal, George., Dennis, Sandy, 1937-1992., Barr, Richard., Wilder, Clinton., Albee, Edward, 1928- |
| Format: | Videos DVD |
| Language: | English French Korean Portuguese Spanish |
| Published: |
Burbank, CA :
Warner Home Video,
[2006]
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| Edition: | Two-disc special ed. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
A couple is invited to the home of a professor and his sharp-tongued wife, and are treated to verbal battles by their hosts. |
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| Item Description: |
Based on the book by Edward Albee. Produced on the stage by Richard Barr and Clinton Wilder. 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"; "Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf?: a daring work of raw excellence" featurette; "Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf?: too shocking for its time" featurette; 1966 Mike Nichols interview; Sandy Dennis screen test; Elizabeth Taylor/Richard Burton movie trailer gallery. |
| Physical Description: |
2 videodiscs (131 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., dual-layer. |
| Audience: |
Not rated CHV rating: 14A. |
| Awards: |
Winner of 5 Academy Awards including Best Actress, Elizabeth Taylor; Best Supporting Actress, Sandy Dennis |
| Production Credits: |
Director of photography, Haskell Wexler ; film editor, Sam O'Steen ; music, Alex North. |
| ISBN: |
1419835890 9781419835896 |
| Author Notes: |
In 1942, she made her screen debut with a small part in the comedy There's One Born Every Minute. She starred in more than 50 movies during her lifetime including Lassie Come Home, National Velvet, Father of the Bride, A Place in the Sun, Giant, Raintree County, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Cleopatra, and The Taming of the Shrew. She won two Academy Awards for Butterfield 8 in 1960 and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in 1966. She also received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for her advocacy for AIDS research and for other causes in 1993. She was married a total of eight times and her husbands included Michael Todd, Eddie Fisher, and Richard Burton. She wrote several books during her lifetime including Elizabeth Takes Off on Self-Esteem and Self-Image, Elizabeth Taylor: An Informal Memoir, and Elizabeth Taylor: My Love Affair with Jewelry. She died of congestive heart failure on March 23, 2011 at the age of 79. (Bowker Author Biography) |