The Glass Menagerie (1966)
1h 44m
Running Time
December 8, 1966Release Date
The Glass Menagerie (1966)
1h 44m
Running Time
December 8, 1966Release Date
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Plot.
An adaptation of Tennessee Williams' play about a restless young warehouse worker and would-be poet, Tom Wingfield, his fragile, reclusive sister, Laura, and his colorful but overbearing mother, Amanda, all living together in a shabby apartment in St. Louis during the Depression and struggling to dilute the grim realities of daily living by way of memories, fantasies, and grandiose dreams about the future.
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Release DateDecember 8, 1966
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 44m
Content RatingNR
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This Movie Is About.
sibling relationship
dysfunctional family
theatre play
absent parent
overbearing mother
merchant marine
spinsters
Wiki.
The Glass Menagerie is a 1966 American made-for-television drama film based on the 1944 play of the same name by Tennessee Williams. It is directed by Michael Elliott and stars Shirley Booth, Hal Holbrook, Barbara Loden and Pat Hingle. Sponsored by Xerox, it originally aired on December 8, 1966 as an installment of CBS Playhouse. The adaptation received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Dramatic Program and Outstanding Actress (Booth).