Orpheus Descending Movie Review 1991

Lust and hatred in small Southern town. Confusing, poorly paced, but interesting for Anderson as Elvis-style drifter and Redgrave as woman addicted to love. Cable version of the 1989 Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams play.

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 117 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

American South, Adapted from a Play, Plays to Film: Tennessee Williams

Screenplay

Peter Hall, Tennessee Williams

Cast

Vanessa Redgrave, Kevin Anderson, Anne Twomey, Miriam Margolyes, Brad Sullivan, Sloane Shelton, Patti Allison

Director

Peter Hall

Producer

George Manassee, Turner Home Entertainment