The Glass Menagerie (1973) (TV)

Director:

Anthony Harvey

Writer:

Tennessee Williams (play)

Release Date:

16 December 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Amanda Wingfield dominates her children with her faded gentility and exaggerated tales of her Southern belle past...

Plot Keywords:

Southern Belle | Great Depression | Remake | Family Relationships | Domineering Mother

Awards:

Won 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 3 nominations

Cast

Katharine Hepburn	...	Amanda Wingfield
Sam Waterston	...	Tom Wingfield
Joanna Miles	...	Laura Wingfield
Michael Moriarty	...	Jim O'Connor

Also Known As:

Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie (USA) (complete title)

Runtime:

100 min | USA:120 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Norton Simon Inc.

Trivia:

The original Broadway stage play "The Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee Williams opened at the Playhouse Theatre on Mar 31, 1945 and ran for 563 performances.

Quotes:

Amanda Wingfield: You are the only young man that I know of who ignores the fact that the future becomes the present, the present becomes the past, and the past turns into everlasting regret if you don't plan for it.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage (1994) (TV)

Excellent acting

This is the only version I've seen but I enjoyed it immensely. The entire cast is superb especially the legendary Hepburn. You can't help but think that as you grow older you become bitter as you wonder what you've done with your life and how your opportunities to escape your station ultimately evaporate. A very sobering drama, 8/10.