A Streetcar Named Desire

A Streetcar Named Desire

1951 | 2h 5m | Drama | TV-PG

Brief Synopsis

Marlon Brando explodes on the screen in the role that made him a Broadway star. Playing the brutal Stanley Kowalski to Vivien Leigh's frail Blanche DuBois, he brings to life all the throbbing passion and poignancy of Tennessee Williams' masterpiece.

Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

Elia Kazan

CAST

Vivien Leigh

Marlon Brando

Kim Hunter

Mel Archer

Rudy Bond

Marietta Canty

Nick Dennis

Richard Garrick

Ann Dere

Peg Hillias

Chester Jones

Wright King

Lyle Latell

Karl Malden

Edna Thomas

Maxie Thrower

Charles Wagenheim

PRODUCERS

Charles K. Feldman

WRITERS

Tennessee Williams

Host Intros

02:54
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
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Ben Mankiewicz introduces A Streetcar Named Desire, 1951.
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Alicia Malone Intro -- A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
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TCM's Alicia Malone introduces A Streetcar Named Desire, 1951.
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Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
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Ben Mankiewicz introduces A Streetcar Named Desire, 1951.
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Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
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Ben Mankiewicz Intro A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
07:54
The Art Of Casting -- A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
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Introduction and comments following A Streetcar Named Desire, 1951, with TCM's Ben Mankiewicz and guests Juliet Taylor and David Ruben.
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Alicia Malone Intro -- A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
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TCM's Alicia Malone introduces A Streetcar Named Desire, 1951.
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Tiffany Vazquez Intro -- A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
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TCM's Saturday afternoon host Tiffany Vazquez introduces A Streetcar Named Desire, 1951.
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Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
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Ben Mankiewicz introduces A Streetcar Named Desire, 1951.

Related Videos

Streetcar Named Desire, A (1952) -- (Movie Clip) Napoleonic Code
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Having ejected her sister, Blanche (Vivien Leigh) encourages her New Orleans brother-in-law Stanley (Marlon Brando) to continue with his inquiries about her affairs, Elia Kazan directing, Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire, 1952.
Streetcar Named Desire, A (1952) -- (Movie Clip) Stella!
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Famous, torrid scene in which Stanley (Marlon Brando), remorseful after a tantrum, shouts for his wife Stella (Kim Hunter), in Elia Kazan's A Streetcar Named Desire, 1952, from Tennessee Williams' play.
Streetcar Named Desire, A (1952) -- (Movie Clip) Which One Is He?
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Travel-weary Blanche (Vivien Leigh) finds younger sister Stella (Kim Hunter) at the bowling alley, where she points out husband Stanley (Marlon Brando) early in Elia Kazan's A Streetcar Named Desire, 1952.
Streetcar Named Desire, A (1952) -- You Must Be Stanley
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Stanley (Marlon Brando) arrives home from bowling to meet sister-in-law Blanche (Vivien Leigh) for the first time in his New Orleans apartment, in Elia Kazan's production of Tennesee Willliams' A Streetcar Named Desire, 1952.
Streetcar Named Desire, A (1952) -- (Movie Clip) You Must Be Stanley
Clip
Stanley (Marlon Brando) arrives home from bowling to meet sister-in-law Blanche (Vivien Leigh) for the first time in his New Orleans apartment, in Elia Kazan's production of Tennesee Willliams' A Streetcar Named Desire, 1952.
Streetcar Named Desire, A (1952) -- (Movie Clip) Open, Elysian Fields
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Alex North's booming, jazzy score for the opening credits to Elia Kazan's celebrated A Streetcar Named Desire, 1952, starring Marlon Brando, Vivien Leigh, Kim Hunter and Karl Malden, from Tennessee Williams' play.
Streetcar Named Desire, A (1952) -- (Movie Clip) Old Fashioned Ideals
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On an official date, widow Stella (Vivien Leigh) and working class bachelor Mitch (Karl Malden) try to discern each other's intentions, in Elia Kazan's A Streetcar Named Desire, 1952, from Tennessee Williams' play.
02:08
Streetcar Named Desire, A - (Re-issue Trailer)
Trailer
A fading Southern belle (Vivien Leigh) tries to build a new life with her sister (Kim Hunter) in New Orleans in A Streetcar Named Desire (1951).

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