Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Author

Mike Nichols

Call Number

• BLU-RAY DRAMA (CEN)

Edition

Blu-ray version.

Languages

In English, French or Spanish, with optional French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, George Segal, Sandy Dennis.

Publication Information

Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., [2016]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (131 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

A bitter, aging couple, with the help of alcohol, use their young houseguests to fuel anguish and emotional pain towards each other over the course of a distressing night.

Notes

Based on the play 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 ; Too shocking for its time ; A daring work of raw excellence.