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A Streetcar Named Desire (18-Sep-1951)
Director: Elia Kazan Writers: Tennessee Williams; Oscar Saul From a play: A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams Original Music by: Alex North Producer: Charles K. Feldman Keywords: Drama, Rape, New Orleans After the loss of the family plantation, Blanche Dubois moves in with her sister Stella and her loutish husband Stanley Kowalski, in the New Orleans French Quarter. Using the cast of the Broadway play, which ran 860 performances, with the exception of Jessica Tandy's replacement by Vivien Leigh. Won Oscars for Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Actress, and Best Set Decoration; received 8 nominations including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography and Best Dramatic Score. Entered 1999 into the National Film Registry.
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Rudy Bond |
Actor |
1-Oct-1912 |
29-Mar-1982 |
A Streetcar Named Desire |
| Marlon Brando |
Actor |
3-Apr-1924 |
1-Jul-2004 |
A Streetcar Named Desire |
| Kim Hunter |
Actor |
12-Nov-1922 |
11-Sep-2002 |
Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire |
| Wright King |
Actor |
11-Jan-1923 |
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Character actor |
| Vivien Leigh |
Actor |
5-Nov-1913 |
8-Jul-1967 |
Gone With The Wind |
| Karl Malden |
Actor |
22-Mar-1912 |
1-Jul-2009 |
Streets of San Francisco |
CAST REVIEWS Review by Sam Wilson (posted on 1-Oct-2005) Tennesse Williams' pre-flood New Orleans tale of a fallen flower and the brother-in-law who rips away her illusions of gentility, sending her into madness.
This movie is the real thing, jazzy, over-the top, brilliant on so many levels. Brando is all no-nonsense brute, serving the audience a virtuoso performance of stunning genius. Brando changed film acting forever with this performance. Co-star Vivien Leigh matches him line for line, breath for breath. See this before you die. MOVIE: ****, BRANDO: ****
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