Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

1966
Approved
2h 11m

IMDb RATING

8.0/10

81K

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Psychological Drama Drama

A middle-aged New England associate professor and his wife, with the help of alcohol, use their young guests to fuel anguish and emotional pain towards each other over the course of a distre... Read allA middle-aged New England associate professor and his wife, with the help of alcohol, use their young guests to fuel anguish and emotional pain towards each other over the course of a distressing night.A middle-aged New England associate professor and his wife, with the help of alcohol, use their young guests to fuel anguish and emotional pain towards each other over the course of a distressing night.

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IMDb RATING

8.0/10

81K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 5 Oscars
- 22 wins & 26 nominations total

Trivia
This became the first movie in Academy Awards and cinema history to be nominated for every Academy Award category in which it was eligible, including Best Adapted Screenplay (Ernest Lehman), Director (Mike Nichols), all of the acting categories (Richard Burton, Dame Elizabeth Taylor, George Segal and Sandy Dennis) and Picture of the Year (Ernest Lehman), since Cimarron (1931).

Goofs
The four characters stop at a bar after the first soiree at George's house. It is clearly after 2:00 a.m., since the time was stated during the first segment. No bars, however, would have been open after 1 or 2 a.m. in the New England states, where the film is set.

Quotes
Martha: I hope that was an empty bottle, George! You can't afford to waste good liquor, not on YOUR salary!

Connections
Edited from The Letter (1940)

Soundtracks
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
(to the tune of "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush")
Traditional English melody
Original lyrics ("Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?") by Frank Churchill and Ann Ronell; modified by Edward Albee
Performed by Elizabeth Taylor

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10/10

Brilliant movie

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a brilliant movie in all departments. The cinematography and production values are very pleasing to the eye, and Alex North's music is excellent. The dialogue is simply wonderful, both juicy and malicious, and the story is compelling, with well-observed psychological and social pointers, and intelligently constructed and paced. The film is brilliantly directed by Mike Nichols, who successfully manages to prevent the characters fall into caricature. The acting drives the movie, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton both give I feel career-best performances and exude a great chemistry. All in all, just brilliant and worth watching for the two leads. 10/10 Bethany Cox