Drama ·Thriller · United States of America · 1951 · 2h 5m

A Streetcar Named Desire

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Director
Elia Kazan
Cast
Vivien Leigh as Blanche DuBois Marlon Brando as Stanley Kowalski Kim Hunter as Stella Kowalski Karl Malden as Harold Mitchell Rudy Bond as Steve Nick Dennis as Pablo Gonzales
Crew
Harry Stradling Sr. — Director of Photography David Weisbart — Editor Alex North — Original Music Composer Tennessee Williams — Screenplay Oscar Saul — Screenplay Charles K. Feldman — Producer
Tagline

...Blanche, who wanted so much to stay a lady...

Synopsis

A disturbed, aging Southern belle moves in with her sister for solace — but being face-to-face with her brutish brother-in-law accelerates her downward spiral.

Trailer A Streetcar Named Desire — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
loss of sense of realityrapesibling relationshipsouthern usabrother-in-lawviolent husbandnew orleans, louisianafamily relationshipsblack and whitelight bulbexpectant fathersister sister relationship
Key Collaborators
Elia Kazan Director Harry Stradling Sr. Director of Photography David Weisbart Editor Alex North Original Music Composer Tennessee Williams Screenplay Oscar Saul Screenplay Charles K. Feldman Producer
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