Review of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) by Ian G — 09 Dec 2007

"Burgen" is hilarious...Why Richard Burton didn't win an Oscar for this I will never know.

This review of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) was written by Ian G on 09 Dec 2007.

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? has generally received very positive reviews.

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