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A Streetcar Named Desire

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A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

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Reviews Counted:15

Fresh:6

Rotten:9

Average Rating:2.8/10

Rated: 15

Runtime: 2 hrs 11 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:14-11-2008

Synopsis: Tennessee Williams based his screenplay on Oscar Saul's adaptation of Williams' Pulitzer Prize-winning play set in a grimy New Orleans project. The story of the fragile sentimentalism of a former... Tennessee Williams based his screenplay on Oscar Saul's adaptation of Williams' Pulitzer Prize-winning play set in a grimy New Orleans project. The story of the fragile sentimentalism of a former prostitute who visits her sister only to be taunted mercilessly by her childish brother-in-law. Academy Award Nominations: 12, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Marlon Brando), and Best Screeplay. Academy Awards: 4, including Best Actress (Vivien Leigh), Best Supporting Actress (Kim Hunter), and Best Supporting Actor (Karl Malden). The director's cut contains three minutes of previously censored footage. [More]

Starring: Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter, Karl Malden

Starring: Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter, Karl Malden, Rudy Bond, Nick Dennis, Wright King, Richard Garrick

Director: Elia Kazan

Director: Elia Kazan
Producer: Charles K. Feldman
Screenwriter: Tennessee Williams, Oscar Saul
Composer: Alex North

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...there is still a raw sexuality about the story that is communicated in the characters' actions, their looks, the squalid setting, and the steamy music.

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One of the greatest stage plays ever brought to the screen.

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