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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Mike Nichols |
| Stars: |
Elizabeth Taylor |
| Actors: |
Nichelle Nichols |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Suspense · Recommended · Character Study · Stage Play · Psychodrama · Substance Abuse · Adaptation · Essential Cinema · Classic · Thriller |
| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
| Available Formats: |
VHS: Warner Bros. Classics |
| UPC: |
085391457633 |
| Release Date: |
1966 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 11min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Special Edition, 2hr 11min
Release Company: Warner Home Video (December 05, 2006)
UPC: 012569821095 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 2hr 11min
Release Company: Warner Home Video (March 09, 1996) |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Ernest Lehman |
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Professional Reviews
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(10/03/1997, p.3D, Mike Clark): "...[A] still-blistering movie of Edward Albee's play..." |
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Quotes from the Movie
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"I swear to God, George, if you even existed, I'd divorce you."--Martha (Elizabeth Taylor) to George (Richard Burton)
"You make me puke."--Martha to George
"That wasn't a very nice thing to say, Martha."--George |
| More Information |
| Details: |
Turning the underbelly of bourgeois academia into a microcosm of human relationships in all their arduous complexities, Mike Nichols' auspicious debut feature is a harrowing descent into the private lives and painful secrets of two couples thrown together for an evening. Based on the controversial play by Edward Albee, this noir-ish 1966 drama stars former real-life couple Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, in what many critics consider to be their best performances. George (Burton) is a senior professor of history who has turned to alcohol to deal with his vituperative, vicious wife Martha (Taylor), whose appetite for administering abuse knows no bounds. Invited to the couple's home for late-night drinks are new professor Nick (George Segal), and his naove wife Honey (Sandy Dennis), where over the course of the evening, the polished veneer of the hosts tarnishes grotesquely. The witty repartee of consummate sophisticate Martha degenerates into increasingly violent verbal abuse of both her husband and ... |
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