Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
A middle-aged New England associate professor and his wife, with the help of alcohol, use their young guests to fuel anguish and emotional pain towards each other over the course of a distressing night.
- Rated
- Approved
- Runtime
- 2h 11m
- Released
- 1966
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1966
Storyline
A middle-aged New England associate professor and his wife, with the help of alcohol, use their young guests to fuel anguish and emotional pain towards each other over the course of a distressing night.
Top credits
Elizabeth Taylor ā Martha
Richard Burton ā George
George Segal ā Nick
Sandy Dennis ā Honey
Awards
5 wins & 8 nominations
See all awards āDid you know
ā¢ This became the first movie in Academy Awards history since Cimarron (1931) to be nominated for every Academy Award category in which it was eligible, including Best Adapted Screenplay (Ernest Lehman), Director (Mike Nichols), all of the acting categories (Richard Burton, Dame Elizabeth Taylor, George Segal and Sandy Dennis) and Picture of the Year (Ernest Lehman).
ā¢ Dame Elizabeth Taylor gained nearly thirty pounds to play the role of a middle-aged wife just for this movie.
ā¢ Every credited member of the cast received an Academy Award nomination.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $28,000,000
User reviews
"George and Martha,.......sad........sad........sad"
"...total war..."
Fun And Games With George And Martha.
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Black and White
