Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
About Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
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.
Mike Nichols's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a 1966 drama film. Elizabeth Taylor takes the lead as Martha, Richard Burton as George, George Segal as Nick, and Sandy Dennis as Honey.
Released in June 1966, it runs 131 minutes. Written by Ernest Lehman. The story is adapted from a stage production.
Shelv files it under adultery, angry, married couple, and provocative. It scores 7.7 out of 10 from 957 TMDB voters and it carries a NR rating.
An American Werewolf in London, Exodus: Gods and Kings, and Deep Water make useful companions to Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, all filed under aggressive and black humor.