...Blanche, who wanted so much to stay a lady...
A disturbed, aging Southern belle moves in with her sister for solace — but being face-to-face with her brutish brother-in-law accelerates her downward spiral.
- Sexual violence
- Bleak ending
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Character
Earnest, grave, overwhelming and intimate.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
- intimateepic
- unpretentiousprestige
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Cast
- Vivien LeighBlanche DuBois
- Marlon BrandoStanley Kowalski
- Kim HunterStella Kowalski
- Karl MaldenHarold Mitchell
- Rudy BondSteve
- Nick DennisPablo Gonzales
- Peg HilliasEunice
- Wright KingA Collector
- Richard GarrickA Doctor
- Ann DereThe Matron
Crew
- Elia KazanDirector
- Oscar SaulScreenplay
- Tennessee WilliamsScreenplay
- Harry Stradling Sr.Director of Photography
- Alex NorthOriginal Music Composer
- David WeisbartEditor
- Charles K. FeldmanProducer
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Pairings
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