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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)

NR 131 minutes EN Drama
You are cordially invited to George and Martha's for an evening of fun and games
A history professor and his wife entertain a young couple who are new to the university's faculty. As the drinks flow, secrets come to light, and the middle-aged couple unload onto their guests the full force of the bitterness, dysfunction, and animosity that defines their marriage.
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