Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf? /

Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf? /

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Edition:	Two-disc special ed.
Imprint:	Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2006]
Description:	2 videodiscs (131 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language:	English French
Subject:	Albee, Edward, -- 1928-2016 -- Film and video adaptations. Albee, Edward, -- 1928-2016. Man-woman relationships -- Drama. Spouses -- Drama. Invective -- Drama. Drinking of alcoholic beverages -- Drama. Drinking of alcoholic beverages. Invective. Man-woman relationships. Married people. Spouses. Feature films. Melodrama. Film adaptations. Dark comedy films. Drama. Feature films. Fiction films. Film adaptations. Melodramas (Motion pictures) Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Format:	DVD Video
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6628472

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title:	Edward Albee's Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf? Title on set container: Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton. The film collection
Other uniform titles:	Barr, Richard. Wilder, Clinton, 1920-1986. 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 Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Other authors / contributors:	Warner Bros. Entertainment. Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967) Warner Home Video (Firm)
ISBN:	1419842196 9781419842191
Notes:	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. Cinematographer, Haskell Wexler ; music, Alex North ; costume designer, Irene Sharaff ; production designer, Richard Sylbert ; set decoration, George James Hopkins. Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, George Segal, Sandy Dennis. DVD, region 1, widescreen (matted, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., dual-layer. English or French languages, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese or Korean subtitles; closed-captioned.
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.
Target 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.
Standard no.:	085391101192
Publisher's no.:	110119 Warner Home Video (container) 82109 Warner Home Video (discs labels)

Description
Item Description:	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.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (131 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD, region 1, widescreen (matted, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., dual-layer.
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.
Production Credits:	Cinematographer, Haskell Wexler ; music, Alex North ; costume designer, Irene Sharaff ; production designer, Richard Sylbert ; set decoration, George James Hopkins.
ISBN:	1419842196 9781419842191