The Fugitive Kind (1960)
In 1940, Tennesse Williams wrote a play called Battle of Angels . After Tallulah Bankhead turned down the leading role, the play premiered on Broadway with Miriam Hopkins instead. It was a spectacular failure, both critical and financial. About fifteen years later, after having become one of the most successful and acclaimed playwrights, Williams rewrote his earlier play into Orpheus Descending but once again his work did not result into a success. Apparently, telling this story was a passion project for Williams and the lack of appreciation for it caused him great frustration. He adapted his play into the film The Fugitive Kind in 1960: but even the film, in spite of the author's popularity and the presence of three Academy Award winners in the cast, was a failure, earning not-so-great reviews and not a lot of money. Nowadays, the movie is rarely remembered and that's a pity. Sure, just like the play itself, it's not quite perfect: for example, the character deve...