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The Eccentricities of a Nightingale

8.319762h MovieDramaTV 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.

DirectorGlenn Jordan
WriterTennessee Williams

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Cast · Directed by Glenn Jordan

BDBlythe Danner
Blythe Danner
Alma Winemiller
FLFrank Langella
Frank Langella
John Buchanan
LLLouise Latham
Louise Latham
Mrs. Winemiller
NPNeva Patterson
Neva Patterson
Mrs. Buchanan
CWCarl Weintraub
Carl Weintraub
Carl
TOTim O'Connor
Tim O'Connor
Rev. Winemiller

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