The Eccentricities of a Nightingale
1976•2h 0m•8.2•Released
DramaTV Movie
The tale of a lonely Southern woman's longing for her handsome next-door neighbor. At once tragic and romantic, the story is a reworking of the Williams play "Summer and Smoke," which uses the same characters and setting but in dramatically different ways.
Director
Glenn Jordan
Writer
Tennessee Williams
Languages
English
Studio
KQED
Cast
Blythe Danner
Alma Winemiller
Frank Langella
John Buchanan
Louise Latham
Mrs. Winemiller
Neva Patterson
Mrs. Buchanan
Carl Weintraub
Carl
Tim O'Connor
Rev. Winemiller
Production
Company
KQED
Company
Broadway Theatre Archive
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