A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (1951)

Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize-winning play A Streetcar Named Desire was made into a 1951 American Southern Gothic drama film. It stars Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter, and Karl Malden and is directed by Elia Kazan. Blanche DuBois, a southern beauty, flees her aristocratic upbringing after suffering a series of personal losses and seeks sanctuary with her sister and brother-in-law in a decaying New Orleans apartment building. The original Broadway show and cast were adapted for the screen, however with a few adjustments.

By recreating his stage performance, Brando catapulted to stardom, ushering in a new generation of Method-inspired leading men. Despite the film's critical praise, he was the only cast member to leave Oscar night empty-handed, losing Best Actor to Humphrey Bogart.

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Directed by: Elia Kazan

Release date: September 19, 1951

Link to watch: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044081