The Glass Menagerie

The Glass Menagerie (1973)

  • 71% of users liked it
    (407 ratings)

Previously filmed in 1950, Tennessee Williams' 1944 Broadway hit The Glass Menagerie was remade for television in 1973. Katharine Hepburn is top-billed as Amanda Wingfield, a faded southern belle who lives on her memories in a Depression-era St. Louis tenement. Sam Waterston narrates the story as… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 40 min.
Directed By
Anthony Harvey
Genres
Drama, Classics
In Theaters
Dec 16, 1973 Wide
On DVD
Feb 11, 2003

Critic Reviews

  • Amber Wilkinson, Eye for Film

    With a play this good, even a pedestrian cast would be hard pushed not to shine, but, the addition of the kind of acting calibre on offer in this superior version results in a truly moving couple of hours.

  • Mark Bourne, DVDJournal.com

    Moriarty and Miles took home two Emmys each ... Waterson and Hepburn were also nominated. It's directed with grace and generous long takes by Anthony Harvey, who only slightly 'opens up' the play. The fine original musical score is by John Barry.

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  • Sunil J


    An odd play but well performed with some strong performances by Hepburn and Miles.

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