Glass Menagerie (1973)
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Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Synopsis: This televisual adaptation of Tennessee Williams 1945 play stars four-time Oscar winner Katherine Hepburn as Amanda Wingfield. The story concerns her dreams for her shy daughter, and writer son, and her preoccupation with her own past as a Southern belle. In 1973-4 the film won two Emmy... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Joanna Miles, Katharine Hepburn, Michael Moriarty, Sam Waterston
Director: Anthony Harvey
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With a play this good, even a pedestrian cast would be hard pushed not to shine, but, the addition of the kind of acting calibre on offer in this superior version results in a truly moving couple of hours.
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06/13/08
Moriarty and Miles took home two Emmys each ... Waterson and Hepburn were also nominated. It's directed with grace and generous long takes by Anthony Harvey, who only slightly 'opens up' the play. The fine original musical score is by John Barry.
04/08/06
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