Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

TCM's Alicia Malone introduces Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf, 1966.

Ben Mankiewicz introduces Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?, 1966.

Ben Mankiewicz introduces Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?, 1966.

Ben Mankiewicz introduces Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf, 1966.

Ben Mankiewicz introduces Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?, 1966.

Opening scene after some chat under the credits, George (Richard Burton) and Martha (Elizabeth Taylor) arrive home from a party thrown by her father, the college president, in Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf, 1966, Mike Nichols directing from producer Ernest Lehman's script and Edward Albee's play.

Professor George (Richard Burton) and Martha (Elizabeth Taylor), his wife and daughter of the college president, receive after-party guests, new professor Nick (George Segal) and wife Honey (Sandy Dennis), in Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf, 1966, from the Edward Albee play.

Separated from their wives during their all-night alcoholic warfare, hard to imagine an actor better than Richard Burton, as professor George, to relating this tale to new colleague Nick (George Segal), Mike Nichols directing from Edward Albee’s play, in Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?, 1966.

Ominously soused Martha (Elizabeth Taylor) getting sloppy over guest Nick (George Segal), ignoring his wife Honey (Sandy Dennis), and prompting her professor husband George (Richard Burton) to action, in Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?, 1966.

Elizabeth Taylor won a Best Actress Oscar portraying an academic's harridan wife in Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? (1966).