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A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
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Release Date:
1 December 1951 (West Germany)
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Tagline:
...When she got there she met the brute Stan, and the side of New Orleans she hardly knew existed. more
Plot:
Disturbed Blanche DuBois moves in with her sister in New Orleans and is tormented by her brutish brother-in-law while her reality crumbles around her. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won 4 Oscars.
Another 11 wins
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14 nominations
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Now this is Almost Perfect
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Vivien Leigh | ... | Blanche DuBois | |
| Marlon Brando | ... | Stanley Kowalski | |
| Kim Hunter | ... | Stella Kowalski | |
| Karl Malden | ... | Harold 'Mitch' Mitchell | |
| Rudy Bond | ... | Steve | |
| Nick Dennis | ... | 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 |
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Also Known As:
Endstation Sehnsucht (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
Un tramway nommé désir (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Un tranvía llamado deseo (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
A vágy villamosa (Hungary) [hu]
Leoforeion o pothos (Greece) [el]
Linje lusta (Sweden) [sv]
Omstigning til Paradis (Denmark) [da]
Tramlijn Begeerte (Belgium: Flemish title) [un]
Tramvaj zvani zelja (Serbia) [sr]
Tramwaj zwany pozadaniem (Poland) [pl]
Um Bonde Chamado Desejo (Brazil) [pt]
Um Eléctrico Chamado Desejo (Portugal) [pt]
Uma Rua Chamada Pecado (Brazil) [pt]
Un tram che si chiama desiderio (Italy) [it]
Un tramvai numit dorinta (Romania) [ro]
Un tramvia anomenat desig (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Un tramway nommé Désir (Belgium: French title) [fr]
Viettelyksen vaunu (Finland) [fi]
Yokubô toiu na no densha (Japan) [ja]
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Un tramway nommé désir (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Un tranvía llamado deseo (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
A vágy villamosa (Hungary) [hu]
Leoforeion o pothos (Greece) [el]
Linje lusta (Sweden) [sv]
Omstigning til Paradis (Denmark) [da]
Tramlijn Begeerte (Belgium: Flemish title) [un]
Tramvaj zvani zelja (Serbia) [sr]
Tramwaj zwany pozadaniem (Poland) [pl]
Um Bonde Chamado Desejo (Brazil) [pt]
Um Eléctrico Chamado Desejo (Portugal) [pt]
Uma Rua Chamada Pecado (Brazil) [pt]
Un tram che si chiama desiderio (Italy) [it]
Un tramvai numit dorinta (Romania) [ro]
Un tramvia anomenat desig (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Un tramway nommé Désir (Belgium: French title) [fr]
Viettelyksen vaunu (Finland) [fi]
Yokubô toiu na no densha (Japan) [ja]
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Runtime:
122 min | USA:125 min (re-release)
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
USA:GP (1970 re-release) |
USA:Approved (certificate #14871) (original rating) |
Australia:PG (TV rating) |
France:Unrated |
South Korea:12 |
UK:12A (re-rating) |
New Zealand:PG |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-16 |
Norway:16 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 (video rating) (1986) |
UK:X (original rating) |
USA:PG (1993 director's cut) |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
Canada:PG (Manitoba)
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Vivien Leigh initially felt completely at sea when she joined the tight New York cast in rehearsals. Director Elia Kazan was able to exploit her feelings of alienation and disorientation to enrich her performance.
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Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Stanley says that Louisiana utilizes the Napoleonic Code (which was promulgated a year after the Louisiana Purchase). Actually, Louisiana uses as its private law the Louisiana Civil Code. Although it is similar to the Napoleonic Code, it has always been the controlling legal authority in the state.
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Quotes:
[first lines]
A Sailor: Can I help you, ma'am?
Blanche DuBois: Why, they told me to take a streetcar named Desire and then transfer to one called Cemetery and ride six blocks and get off at Elysian Fields.
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A Sailor: Can I help you, ma'am?
Blanche DuBois: Why, they told me to take a streetcar named Desire and then transfer to one called Cemetery and ride six blocks and get off at Elysian Fields.
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Featured in 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2009) (TV)
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How closely does the movie follow the play?Is this movie based on a novel?
A Note Regarding Spoilers
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Elia Kazan's second best film A Streetcar Named Desire is a film with plenty of passion and fire and is definately a must see drama. The story has a woman, Blanche DuBois, played by Vivien Leigh, who moves in with her sister, played by Kim Hunter, and her brother in law, Marlon Brando. Then the events start to unfold in a tale of a animal, the depending woman, and even her admirer, played by Karl Malden. Absolutely acted to perfection by everyone (Liegh, Malden and Hunter got richly deserved Oscars), however it is the breakthrough by Brando in one of his best roles, that steals the show. Crafted just like the play, except for one almost fatal flaw, the last scene of the movie is hollywooded up and if you read the play, that ending might be better for you. Otherwise, a must see. Magnificent jazz music by Alex North. A