A Streetcar Named Desire Overview
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, Stanley (Marlon Brando), in New Orleans. Blanche's flirtatious Southern-belle presence causes problems for Stella and Stanley, who already have a volatile relationship, leading to even greater conflict in the Kowalski household.
Rating
PG
Awards
Kim Hunter — Won Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, 1951
Vivien Leigh — Won British Academy of Film & Television Arts for British Actress, 1952
Marlon Brando — Nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor, 1951
Vivien Leigh — Won Academy Award for Best Actress, 1951
Kim Hunter — Won Golden Globe for Best Performance By an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture, 1951
Karl Malden — Won Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, 1951
Vivien Leigh — Nominated for Golden Globe for Best Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama, 1951
Production company
Warner Brothers
A Streetcar Named Desire cast and crew
- Marlon Brando as Stanley Kowalski
- Vivien Leigh as Blanche DuBois
- Kim Hunter as Stella Kowalski
- Karl Malden as Mitch
- Rudy Bond as Steve
- Nick Dennis as Pablo Gonzales
- Peg Hillias as Eunice
- Wright King as A Collector
- Richard Garrick as A Doctor
- Mickey Kuhn as A Sailor
- Charles Wagenheim as Passerby (uncredited)
- Marietta Canty as Giggling woman wth Eunice (uncredited)
- Lyle Latell as Policeman (uncredited)
