The Ballad of the sad cafe [videorecording] / directed by Simon Callow ; produced by Ismail Merchant ; screenplay by Michael Hirst ; Merchant Ivory Productions in association with Film Four International

Published: Quebec : Alliance Vivafilm, [1998]
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound color ; 4 3/4 in.
Additional Creators: Callow, Simon, 1949-, Redgrave, Vanessa, 1937-, Carradine, Keith, 1949-, Steiger, Rod, 1925-2002, Hirst, Michael, 1952-, McCullers, Carson, 1917-1967, Albee, Edward, 1928-2016, Merchant Ivory Productions, Film Four International, and Alliance vivafilm (Firm)

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Language Note

English and French language tracks.

Summary

Story set in a small Southern town about plain Miss Amelia and her relationship with Marvin, her spurned husband, and with Lymon, a hunchbacked dwarf who charms his way into her life.

Subject(s)

Feature films

Note

Based on the story by Carson McCullers and the play by Edward Albee.
Originally issued as a motion picture in 1991.
DVD special features include: scene index, about Vanessa Redgrave, and about Rod Steiger.

Participant/Performer Note

Vanessa Redgrave, Keith Carradine, Rod Steiger.

Technical Details

DVD.

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