A Streetcar Named Desire
1951 · Movie · PG · 125 min · ★ 7.6 · 97% critics
A disturbed, aging Southern belle moves in with her sister for solace, but clashes quickly deepen with her brutish brother-in-law. As tensions rise in their New Orleans home, her attempts to hold onto her image unravel and her situation spirals further.
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Details
- Years
- 1951
- Release date
- 1951-09-18
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 97/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 (1,480 votes)
- Box office
- $8,000,000
- Budget
- $1,800,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this intense, claustrophobic drama if you’re drawn to old-school theatrical passion and standout performances in A Streetcar Named Marge; Not for you if you dislike screaming, domestic abuse content, or one-sided, divisive melodrama like Panic in the Streets.
Pros: standout performances; intense New Orleans drama; Oscar-winning roles | Cons: melodramatic acting style; harsh screaming and abuse; divisive writing
Themes
- loss of sense of reality
- rape
- sibling relationship
- southern usa
- brother-in-law
- violent husband
- new orleans, louisiana
- family relationships
- black and white
- light bulb
- expectant father
- sister sister relationship
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1952
- Academy Award — Best Art Direction, Black and White · 1952
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1952
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1952
- Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival · 1951
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- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1952 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score · 1952 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1952 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1952 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Art Direction, Black and White · 1952 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1952 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1952 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · 1952 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1952 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1952 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1952 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Black-and-White · 1952 · nominated
Cast & crew
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
- AD
Ann Dere
as The Matron
Directed by Elia Kazan