Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf? / Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. ; [presented by] Warner Bros. Pictures ; Ernest Lehman's production ; produced on the stage by Richard Barr and Clinton Wilder ; screenplay by Ernest Lehman ; directed by Mike Nichols.

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Warner Bros. Entertainment
Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)
Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Barr, Richard
Wilder, Clinton
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
Language:English
French
Korean
Portuguese
Spanish
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
English or French languages, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese or Korean subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published: Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2006], ©2006.
Edition:Two-disc special edition.
Subjects:
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Spouses > Drama.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.
Genre:
Drama.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (131 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Edward Albee's Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Format: Video DVD
Description
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.
Note: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.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PS3501.L178 W52 2006 VideoDVD
Audience:
Not rated.
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.
ISBN:9781419842191
1419842196
Credits:Cinematographer, Haskell Wexler ; music, Alex North ; costume designer, Irene Sharaff ; production designer, Richard Sylbert ; set decoration, George James Hopkins.
System Details:DVD, region 1, widescreen (matted, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., dual-layer.
Cast:
Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, George Segal, Sandy Dennis.