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6.8/10   98 votes
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Director:
Peter Hall
Writers:
Tennessee Williams (play)
Peter Hall (writer)
Release Date:
24 September 1990 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Plot:
Val Xavier is a drifter in 1940's Mississippi who brings new life to an Italian immigrant woman trapped in a loveless marriage. more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Nothing too special as a *film*, but a great film of a play. more (3 total)

Cast

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Kevin Anderson ... Val Xavier
Brad Sullivan ... Jabe Torrance
Manning Redwood ... Talbot

Vanessa Redgrave ... Lady Torrance
Sloane Shelton ... Beulah

Patti Allison ... Dolly Hamma
Pat McNamara ... Peewee
Michael McCarty ... Dog Hamma
Buddy Saba Taweel ... Papa Romano
Jaquilin Sadler ... Lady as Child
Doyle Richmond ... Conjure Man

Miriam Margolyes ... Vee Talbot
Anne Twomey ... Carol Cutrere
Marlene Cameron ... Eva Temple
Peg Small ... Sister Temple
Walter Hook ... Mr. Dubinsky
Donna Lee Betz ... Woman on Telephone
Lewis Arlt ... David Cutrere
Marcia Lewis ... Nurse Porter

Michael Emerson ... Clown
John Culson Boles ... Man at Door
Joshua Sussman ... Mob Man
Bill Mencner ... Mob Man
Joe Ring ... Mob Man
Dennis Conti ... Klansman
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Directed by
Peter Hall 
 
Writing credits
Tennessee Williams (play)

Peter Hall (writer)

Produced by
Stuart Goodman .... associate producer
George Manasse .... producer
Elizabeth Ireland McCann .... associate producer
Gladys Nederlander .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Stephen Edwards 
 
Cinematography by
Mike Fash  (as Michael Fash)
 
Film Editing by
Edward Marnier 
 
Production Design by
Tom H. John 
 
Art Direction by
Teresa Carriker-Thayer 
 
Set Decoration by
Richard Morganelli  (as Rick Morganelli)
 
Costume Design by
Alison Chitty 
 
Makeup Department
Tivice Davenport .... hair stylist
Sheila Walker .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
George Manasse .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alex Hapsas .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
John C. Cameron .... assistant property master
Robert Kinner .... construction coordinator
Scott A. Stephens .... property master
 
Sound Department
Paul Arditti .... sound designer
Bernard Hajdenberg .... sound editor
Jim Hawkins .... production sound mixer
 
Stunts
Greg Anderson .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
John D. Burkley .... gaffer
Todd MacNicholl .... key grip
John C. Moulds .... camera operator (uncredited)
John C. Moulds .... first assistant camera (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kevin Woodworth .... wardrobe supervisor
 
Editorial Department
Sandra Kaufman .... first assistant editor (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Tom Seid .... music editor
 
Transportation Department
Ken Plumlee .... transportation coordinator
Mitch Harbeson .... driver (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Dru Anne Carlson .... script supervisor
Ann Dunsford .... production coordinator
Steven Peros .... assistant to executive producer
Dawn Darfus .... production accountant (uncredited)
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Tennessee Williams' Orpheus Descending
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Runtime:
117 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Iceland:16 | USA:Not Rated
Filming Locations:
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Company:
Nederlander Film more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The original Broadway production of "Orpheus Descending" by Tennessee Williams opened at the Martin Beck Theater on March 21, 1957 and ran for 68 performances. more
Movie Connections:
Version of The Fugitive Kind (1960) more

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User Comments

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
Nothing too special as a *film*, but a great film of a play., 17 March 2006
7/10
Author: S.C. Skafte from Nova Scotia, Canada

Peter Hall has proved his talent on stage time and time again, but didn't always get the best showcase for his talent on the screen. With the classic play of "Orpheus Descending", Hall takes brilliant command of his performers. Kevin Anderson plays the 'stranger in a strange land', a rebel by the name of Val Xavier. His attitude and relationship with Lady Torrance rings with true feeling.

The issues of racism, adultery, and murder give this film a sort of forbidden feeling. This is not in part due to the fact that a part of most characters portrayed contain a part of ourselves. Every event, every bit of dialogue, builds up to a shocker of an ending that is sure to surprise and disgust.

7.4 out of 10

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