Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf (1966) Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, George Segal, Edward Albee & Mike Nichols

<b>Book Vs. Movie: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf The Edward Albee 1962 Play Vs. the 1966 Mike Nichols Film<br /><br />The three-hour anger fest that is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who%27s_Afraid_of_Virginia_Woolf%3F" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf</a> is one of the most celebrated and controversial of the 1960s. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Albee" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Edward Albee’s</a> 1961 play is about middle-aged couple George &amp; Martha, who have been drinking and battling for years, and one unfortunate evening they have with new friends Nick &amp; Honey. It caused a stir at the time for its “racy” language, the three-hour runtime, and its intense performances by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uta_Hagen" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Uta Hagen</a>, Arthur Hill, <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0681319/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ben Piazza</a>, and <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0227039/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Melinda Dillon</a>. </b><br /><b><br />The play was a sensation and broke box office records. So much, so that afternoon performances were added to meet the demand. It won the Tony Award and the New York Drama Critics Circle in 1963. The same year, it was up for a Pultizer Prize for Drama but lost due to its “profanity and sexual themes.” (There was no prize given that year.)</b><br /><b><br /><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001566/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mike Nichols</a> directed the 1966 film with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Taylor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Elizabeth Taylor</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Burton" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Richard Burton</a>, who ate up each scene with their unique partnership of love, hate, and movie-star charisma. (Their real-life love story is another whirlwind of multiple marriages, addiction, and pain.) <a