Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

1966 · directed by Mike Nichols

Rating

90/100

Hit

yes

Prestige lists

AFI 100

A history professor and his wife entertain a young couple who are new to the university's faculty. As the drinks flow, secrets come to light, and the middle-aged couple unload onto their guests the full force of the bitterness, dysfunction, and animosity that defines their marriage.

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), directed by Mike Nichols, rates 90/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Elizabeth Taylor
• Richard Burton
• George Segal
• Sandy Dennis
• Agnes Flanagan
• Frank Flanagan

Crew

• Haskell Wexler — Director of Photography
• Sam O'Steen — Editor
• Alex North — Original Music Composer
• Ernest Lehman — Screenplay

More from Mike Nichols

1. The Graduate (1967) — 94/100 · hit
2. Wit (2001) — 79/100
3. The Birdcage (1996) — 74/100
4. Carnal Knowledge (1971) — 74/100
5. Catch-22 (1970) — 72/100
6. Working Girl (1988) — 71/100

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