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A Streetcar Named Desire

  • 7.9 /10

  • 1326

  • 97%

Plot

A fading southern belle moves in with her sister in New Orleans where her ferocious brother-in-law takes stabs at her sanity.

Cast

Vivien Leigh as Blanche DuBois
Vivien Leigh

as Blanche DuBois

Marlon Brando as Stanley Kowalski
Marlon Brando

as Stanley Kowalski

Kim Hunter as Stella Kowalski
Kim Hunter

as Stella Kowalski

Karl Malden as Harold Mitchell
Karl Malden

as Harold Mitchell

Rudy Bond as Steve
Rudy Bond

as Steve

Nick Dennis as Pablo Gonzales
Nick Dennis

as Pablo Gonzales

Peg Hillias as Eunice
Peg Hillias

as Eunice

Wright King as A Collector
Wright King

as A Collector

Richard Garrick as A Doctor
Richard Garrick

as A Doctor

Ann Dere as The Matron
Ann Dere

as The Matron

Movie Facts

Rated

  • Approved

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • September 19, 1951

Production Companies

  • Charles K. Feldman Group

  • Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $1,800,000.00

Revenue

  • $8,000,000.00

Runtime

  • 2.08 hrs

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_**Interesting themes, but an overrated melodrama**_ Released in late 1951 and directed by Elia Kazan based on Tennessee Williams play, "A Streetcar Named Desire" stars Vivien Leigh as the neurotic Blanche DuBois, who moves in with her sister (Kim Hunter) in the French Quarter of New Orleans where she is antagonized by her brutish brother-in-law, Stanley (Marlon Brando). As she seeks a relatio…

"I've always relied on the kindness of strangers." - Blanche Du Bois Blanche Dubois has had some problems back home. She rides into New Orleans on a streetcar to stay with her sister Stella and her brutish husband Stanley. It's an immediate clash of cultures as Blanche and Stanley butt heads. Though their ideology is different there is also an undeniable sexual tension around them as well. …