Movie
A Streetcar Named Desire
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1951-09-18
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Charles K. Feldman Group, Warner Bros. Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
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
- Peg Hillias as Eunice
- Wright King as A Collector
- Richard Garrick as A Doctor
- Ann Dere as The Matron
- Edna Thomas as The Mexican Woman
- Mickey Kuhn as A Sailor
Crew
- Elia Kazan - Director
- Oscar Saul - Screenplay
- Tennessee Williams - Screenplay
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