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This Property Is Condemned
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Overview

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6.9/10   1,484 votes
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Director:
Sydney Pollack
Writers:
Tennessee Williams (play)
Francis Ford Coppola (writer) ...
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Release Date:
7 October 1966 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
Alva wanted out in the worst way. more
Plot:
A railroad official, Owen Legate comes to Dodson, Mississippi to shut down much of the town's railway (town's main income)... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win more
NewsDesk:
Sydney Pollack Dies at 73
 (From IMDb News. 27 May 2008, 4:12 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
A classic! more (37 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Natalie Wood ... Alva Starr

Robert Redford ... Owen Legate

Charles Bronson ... J.J. Nichols
Kate Reid ... Hazel Starr
Mary Badham ... Willie Starr
Alan Baxter ... Knopke

Robert Blake ... Sidney

Dabney Coleman ... Salesman
John Harding ... Johnson
Ray Hemphill ... Jim
Brett Pearson ... Charlie
Jon Provost ... Tom
Robert Random ... Tiny (as Bob Random)
Quintin Sondergaard ... Hank
Mike Steen ... Max
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Additional Details

Runtime:
110 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Tennessee Williams was so dismayed by the film made from his play he threatened to have his name taken off the credits. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: A wall calendar shows it to be August, 1931. Natalie Wood and Robert Redford go to a movie that didn't come out until October, 1932 more
Movie Connections:
References One Way Passage (1932) more
Soundtrack:
Happy Birthday to You more

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17 out of 21 people found the following comment useful.
A classic!, 24 January 2004
10/10
Author: diddleysquat from United States

This is one of those dramas that is never dated. No matter how many times I watch it, it never loses its magic. Having memorized virtually every line in the movie, I continue to enjoy it more with each viewing.

The 1966 masterpiece, which takes place in a fictitious small town in Mississippi during the depression, was only released on DVD in late 2003. It should be a part of everyone's collection.

The characters and the setting are remarkable in their realism. Natalie Wood's vulnerable bimbo may be the best role of her career (and is Alva Star a perfect name, or what?). Kate Reid, as the middle aged mother who runs a shabby rooming house and quasi-brothel, delivers a rock solid performance. The younger daughter, played by child actress Mary Badham (of "To Kill a Mockingbird" fame) masterfully brings to the screen a complex blend of childlike naivete and cynical worldliness. Redford is memorable in his role as a newcomer on the scene, a temporary guest who clearly has no idea of the conflicted and tragic relationship he is destined to find with an enchanted-but-stained Natalie Wood and her wretched kin.

Indeed, the entire supporting cast in this torrid Tennessee Williams story put in star-quality performances. Collectively, they make this story unforgettable.

Little sister "Willie" is fond of calling her seductive older sister "the main attraction" - a description that could also be used to describe this amazing film.

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