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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

"You are cordially invited to George and Martha's for an evening of fun and games"

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Ratings & Reviews

8.0/10

83,779 votes

96/100

Fresh

75/100

Metascore

7.7/10

900 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

🏆

6

Wins

📋

13

Nominations

🏆

Academy Awards

🏆 5 wins•📋 8 nominations

Won

Best Art Direction, Black and White

Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

Best Costume Design, Black-and-White

Best Actress

Best Supporting Actress

Nominated

Best Original Score

Best Sound

Best Picture

Best Director

Best Actor

Best Supporting Actor

Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

Best Film Editing

🏅

Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$7.5M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$33.7M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$28,000,000

United States

Profit

+$26.2M

ROI: +350%

Budget Recovery450% of budget

$0|Budget: $7.5M|Revenue: $33.7M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

38.6K

Daily Avg

643

7-Day Trend

-20%

30 days agoToday

Based On

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

literary work

Themes & Subjects

#alcoholism

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Haskell Wexler

Film Editing

Sam O'Steen

Music / Score

Alex North

Production Design

George Hopkins

Production Companies

Warner Bros. EntertainmentQ65557474

Distributors

Warner Bros. EntertainmentNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

black-and-white

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Available in 54 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaNR	—	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom12	HBO Max Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaM	HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
India	—	—	Amazon Video	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesNR

United Kingdom12

AustraliaM

Germany18

France12

JapanR18+

CZ12+

HU12

+3 more countries

Production

Director

Mike Nichols

Writers

Harold Michelson, Ernest Lehman, Edward Albee

Production Companies

Chenault ProductionsWarner Bros. Pictures

Cast

Elizabeth Taylor photo

Elizabeth Taylor

Martha

Richard Burton photo

Richard Burton

George

George Segal photo

George Segal

Nick

Sandy Dennis photo

Sandy Dennis

Honey

No Image

Agnes Flanagan

Roadhouse Waitress (uncredited)

No Image

Frank Flanagan

Roadhouse Manager (uncredited)

Tags & Keywords

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