Page One: “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” (1966)

Screenplay by Ernest Lehman, play by Edward Albee

The movie version of the opening:

Mike Nichols was a mere thirty-four years old when he directed Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, two huge movie stars. Nichols did a brilliant job. But he was working with an incredible screenplay adaptation by Ernest Lehman.

You may download the screenplay here.

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Page One is a daily Go Into The Story series featuring the first page of notable movie scripts from the classic era to contemporary times. Comparing them is an excellent way to study a variety of writing styles and see how professional writers start a story.

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