Movie: Tennessee Williams' South

Top 9 Billed Cast

Tennessee Williams
Tennessee Williams

Harry Rasky
Harry Rasky

Burl Ives
Burl Ives

Colleen Dewhurst
Colleen Dewhurst

John Colicos
John Colicos

William Hutt
William Hutt

Jessica Tandy
Jessica Tandy

Michael York
Michael York

Maureen Stapleton
Maureen Stapleton

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    The brutes and the belles. The gadflies and the good ol' boys. The taboos and the profound truths. They're all part of a tennessee state of mind -- a realm of places, personalities and ideas. Williams is front and center for this exploration, reading from his works, placing them in the context of his life, and serving as guide in visits to his career-shaping refuge in New Orleans and his later-day writing quarters in Key West. Also, dramatizations by distinguished actors -- including Jessica Tandy, Broadway's original Blanche DuBois, in a recreation of her A Streetcar Named Desire triumph -- give flesh-and-bone immediacy to some of the writer's famed works. In his own words. In his own places. The resilient character and memorable characters of one of our greatest writers reside in Tennessee Williams' South.

  • Release Date

    1973-01-01

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    10

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  • Tagline

    In His Own Words. In His Own Places.

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    English
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