A Streetcar Named Desire

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1951

2h 5m

English

Drama

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A fading southern belle tries to build a new life with her sister in New Orleans.

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A Streetcar Named Desire

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1951

2h 5m

English

Drama

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A fading southern belle tries to build a new life with her sister in New Orleans.

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Cast

Blanche DuBois

Stanley Kowalski

Stella Kowalski

Harold Mitchell

Steve

Pablo Gonzales

Eunice

A Collector

A Doctor

The Matron

The Mexican Woman

A Sailor

Foreman (uncredited)

Club Patron (uncredited)

Dahn Ben Amotz

Minor Role (uncredited)

Marietta Canty

Giggling Woman with Eunice (uncredi...

John George

Passerby (uncredited)

John Gonetos

Vendor (uncredited)

Chester Jones

Street Vendor (uncredited)

Lyle Latell

Policeman (uncredited)

Joe Brooks

Worker (uncredited)

Mike Morelli

Bowling Alley Patron (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

Waiter (uncredited)

Maxie Thrower

Passerby (uncredited)

Charles Wagenheim

Passerby (uncredited)

Directed By: Elia Kazan

Written By: Tennessee Williams (Screenplay), Oscar Saul (Screenplay)

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BraylonMitch07 says...

3 years ago

Overly dramatic? Yeah at times. Bits of slow pacing? Sure I’d say that. A poetic and nightmarishly atmospheric story that’s stood the test of time because of it’s universal themes ingeniously executed by the truly extraordinary performances? Absolutely.

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misterkoat says...

4 years ago

More like a play than a movie, but enjoyable all the same with the little twists.

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wambie says...

5 years ago

As great as the performances are in this, I just couldn't get into this dull story.

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soonertbone says...

2 months ago

I tend not to like filmed versions of plays, and I'm definitely not a fan of Tennessee Williams. But to see this movie in the context of other films of the era (during my chronological watch of the 1001 series) really makes it stand out as a leap forward in acting style. Brando especially just takes my breath away--his Stanley is a raw, feral animal and his t-shirt alone should have won an Oscar. I've never liked Leigh's performance, but on this viewing I was struck by the thematic resonance of seeing Leigh's old-school acting technique matched up with Brando/Hunter's Method approach. I'm glad I rewatched this; it was a lot more intense and interesting than I had remembered.

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jlucascaraujo

7/10 2 years ago

I really can t get over the old overdramatic style of acting. It doesn t make me feel it, the weight of the scene, the burden of the emotions portraited on the screen. Comparing with something new, take Jordan Pelee`s Get Out! scene where the protagonist is in the chair being hypnotyzed by the mothe More

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Wuchak

2 years ago

_**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 wher More

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