The play dramatizes the experiences of Blanche DuBois, a former Southern belle who, after encountering a series of personal losses, leaves her once-prosperous ...
A Streetcar Named Desire
PG · 1951 ‧ Drama/Melodrama ‧ 2h 2m
Based on the play by Tennessee Williams, this renowned drama follows troubled former schoolteacher Blanche DuBois (Vivien Leigh) as she leaves small-town Mississippi and moves in with her sister, Stella Kowalski (Kim Hunter), and her husband,...
Release date: September 18, 1951 (USA)
Director: Elia Kazan
Story by: Tennessee Williams
Distributed by: Warner Bros. and Warner Bros. Pictures
Adapted from: A Streetcar Named Desire
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