Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
1966 · Movie · NR · 131 min · ★ 7.7
A history professor and his wife entertain a young couple who are new to the university's faculty. As the drinks flow, secrets come to light, and the middle-aged couple unload onto their guests the full force of the bitterness, dysfunction, and animosity that defines their marriage.
Based on Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
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Details
- Years
- 1966
- Release date
- 1966-06-22
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 131 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 (914 votes)
- Budget
- $7,500,000
Themes
- adultery
- professor
- married couple
- guest
- black humor
- based on play or musical
- campus
- dysfunctional marriage
- black and white
- alcohol abuse
- new england
- cuckold
- +23 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · 1967
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1967
- Academy Award — Best Art Direction, Black and White · 1967
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Black-and-White · 1967
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1967
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- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1967 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1967 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1967 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1967 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 1967 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · 1967 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1967 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Art Direction, Black and White · 1967 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1967 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Black-and-White · 1967 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1967 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1967 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · nominated
Cast & crew
Elizabeth Taylor
as Martha
Richard Burton
as George
George Segal
as Nick
Sandy Dennis
as Honey
- AF
Agnes Flanagan
as Roadhouse Waitress (uncredited)
- FF
Frank Flanagan
as Roadhouse Manager (uncredited)
Directed by Mike Nichols