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A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

PG ★ 7.6/10 125 min Drama, Thriller United States English
Director: Elia Kazan
Theatre Play: Tennessee Williams
Screenplay by: Tennessee Williams, Oscar Saul
Streaming: Not available
...Blanche, who wanted so much to stay a lady...

Description

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.

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Top Cast

Vivien Leigh
Vivien Leigh Blanche DuBois
Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando Stanley Kowalski
Kim Hunter
Kim Hunter Stella Kowalski
Karl Malden
Karl Malden Harold Mitchell
Rudy Bond
Rudy Bond Steve
Nick Dennis
Nick Dennis Pablo Gonzales
Peg Hillias
Peg Hillias Eunice
Wright King
Wright King A Collector

A Streetcar Named Desire Appears on 12 Curated Movie Lists

Awards

Academy Awards: Best Actress
Academy Awards #26

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #770
AFI’S 100 YEARS…100 MOVIES — 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
American Film Institute #47
Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures #194
Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #051
Metacritics Top 250 Movies Of All Time
Metacritic #32
National Board Of Review's Yearly Top 10
National Board of Review #752
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #704

Critic Curated

Alltime Chicago Tribune Top 100
Chicago Tribune #32
Paste Magazines 100 Best Films Of The 1950s
Paste Magazine #12

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 1950-1959 Films
Letterboxd #105
Showdown Stage Door
Letterboxd Showdown #11

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