A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE

Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter

MGM/UA; Directed by Elia Kazan

Black and White; Not Rated; 122 minutes; 1951

Blanche DuBois (Vivien Leigh) moves in with her sister Stella (Kim Hunter) and Stella’s husband, Stanley (Marlon Brando). Blanche refuses to come to terms with the death of her Southern aristocratic background, causing her to conflict with her lower-class brother-in-law. Stanley harshly forces her to face the facts, driving her to a complete personality breakdown in this cinematic version of the classic Tennessee Williams play.

REVIEWS

"Classic performances by Marlon Brando as Stanley Kowalski and Vivien Leigh as Blanche du Bois in Elia Kazan’s fervent adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ greatest play."

- NEW YORK MAGAZINE