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The Glass Menagerie(1973)
Status: Released
Date: 1973-12-16
76%
16 Votes
Time: 1h 40m
Overview:
Amanda Wingfield dominates her children with her faded gentility and exaggerated tales of her Southern belle past. Her son plans escape; her daughter withdraws into a dream world. When a gentleman caller appears, things move to crisis point.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Talent Associates
Norton Simon Inc.
Broadway Theatre Archive
Movie: The Glass Menagerie
Top 4 Billed Cast
Katharine Hepburn
Amanda Wingfield
Sam Waterston
Tom Wingfield
Joanna Miles
Laura Wingfield
Michael Moriarty
Jim O'Connor
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Overview
Amanda Wingfield dominates her children with her faded gentility and exaggerated tales of her Southern belle past. Her son plans escape; her daughter withdraws into a dream world. When a gentleman caller appears, things move to crisis point.
Release Date
1973-12-16
Average
7.6
Rating:
3.8 startsTagline
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Languages:
EnglishKeywords
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