A Streetcar Named Desire
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Summary:
In the classic play by Tennessee Williams, brought to the screen by Elia Kazan, faded Southern belle Blanche DuBois (Vivien Leigh) comes to visit her pregnant sister, Stella (Kim Hunter), in a seedy section of New Orleans. Stella's boorish husband, Stanley Kowalski (Marlon Brando), not only regards Blanche's aristocratic affectations as a royal pain but also... Full Summary >>
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Cast:
Vivien Leigh - (Blanche Dubois)
Marlon Brando - (Stanley Kowalski)
Kim Hunter - (Stella Kowalski)
Karl Malden - (Harold "Mitch" Mitchell)
Rudy Bond - (Steve Hubbell)
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Review:
With the same director (Elia Kazan), a screenplay co-adapted by the playwright (Tennessee Williams), and three-quarters of the Broadway production's stars, A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) transcended "filmed theater" to become a groundbreaking Hollywood work. Battling the stringent Production Code, Kazan and Williams made concessions... Continue >>
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