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A Streetcar Named Desire depicts a culture clash between Blanche DuBois (Vivien Leigh), a pretentious, fading relic of the Old South, and Stanley Kowalski (Marlon Brando), a rising member of the industrial, inner-city immigrant class. Blanche is a Southern belle whose pretensions to virtue and culture only thinly mask her nymphomania and alcoholism. Arriving at the house of her sister Stella Kowalski (Kim Hunter), Stella fears Blanche's arrival will upset the balance of her relationship with her husband Stanley, a primal, rough-hewn, brutish and sensual force of nature. He dominates Stella in every way, and she tolerates his offensive crudeness and lack of gentility largely because of her sexual need for him. Stanley's friend and Blanche's would-be suitor Mitch (Karl Malden) is similarly trampled along Blanche and Stanley's collision course. Their final, inevitable confrontation results in Blanche's mental annihilation.
Original Release
09/19/1951
US Release
09/19/1951
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Vivien Leigh | Blanche DuBois / Blanche |
Marlon Brando | Stanley Kowalski / Stanley |
Kim Hunter | Stella Kowalski / Stella |
Karl Malden | Mitch / Harold Mitchell |
Rudy Bond | Steve |
Nick Dennis | Pablo / Pablo Gonzales |
Peg Hillias | Eunice |
Wright King | A Collector |
Richard Garrick | A Doctor |
Ann Dere | The Matron |
Directors
Writers
Tennessee Williams, Oscar Saul
Cast
Name | Character |
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Vivien Leigh | Blanche DuBois / Blanche |
Marlon Brando | Stanley Kowalski / Stanley |
Kim Hunter | Stella Kowalski / Stella |
Karl Malden | Mitch / Harold Mitchell |
Rudy Bond | Steve |
Nick Dennis | Pablo / Pablo Gonzales |
Peg Hillias | Eunice |
Wright King | A Collector |
Richard Garrick | A Doctor |
Ann Dere | The Matron |
Edna Thomas | The Mexican Woman |
Mickey Kuhn | A Sailor |
Mel Archer | Foreman |
Walter Bacon | Club Patron |
Dahn Ben Amotz | Minor Role |
Joe Brooks | Worker |
Marietta Canty | Giggling Woman with Eunice |
John George | Passerby |
John Gonetos | Vendor |
Chester Jones | Street Vendor |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Charles K. Feldman | Producer |
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Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1952 | Oscar | Best Picture | Nominated |
1952 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
1952 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Won |
1952 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Won |
1952 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won |
1952 | Oscar | Best Director | Nominated |
1952 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay | Nominated |
1952 | Oscar | Best Cinematography, Black-and-White | Nominated |
1952 | Oscar | Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White | Won |
1952 | Oscar | Best Costume Design, Black-and-White | Nominated |
1952 | Oscar | Best Sound, Recording | Nominated |
1952 | Oscar | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture | Nominated |
1952 | Golden Globe | Best Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |
1952 | Golden Globe | Best Actress - Drama | Nominated |
1952 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actress | Won |