A streetcar named desire [videorecording] / director, Elia Kazan; producer, Charles K. Feldman; producer, Elia Kazan; writer, Tennessee Williams.

Contributor(s): Publisher number: 38932 | Warner Home VideoLanguage: English Summary language: English, French, Spanish Publication details: Warner Home Video, 2006.Description: 2 videodiscs (120 min.) : b&wGenre/Form: DDC classification:
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Cast: Cast: Marlon Brando, Vivien Leigh, Kim Hunter, Karl Malden, Rudy Bond, Nick Dennis, Peg Hillias, Wright King, Richard Garrick, Ann Dere, Edna Thomas.Summary: Elia Kazan's screen adaptation of Tennessee Williams' successful Broadway play. Blanche DuBois (Vivien Leigh) travels to New Orleans to visit her pregnant sister, Stella (Kim Hunter). Stella's husband, Stanley (Marlon Brando), resents Blanche's presence, and is unhappy when she begins seeing his friend, Mitch (Karl Malden). The tension between Blanche and Stanley builds, reaching its climax when Stella is taken into hospital and the pair are left alone together. The film won four Academy Awards, including Best Actress, Supporting Actress and Supporting Actor.
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2 week loan (DVD) Hockney Library Film Collection FC/STR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 7412088137

Extras to be confirmed, Region 2, 2 disc(s), Interactive menus, Languages (English), Subtitles (English, French, Spanish), Bonus footage, Trailers, Outtakes, Commentary (Karl Malden and Rudy Behlmer (film historian)), Other documentaries (Marlon Brando screen test. 'Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey'. Documentaries: 'A Streetcar on Broadway', 'A Streetcar in Hollywood', 'Censorship and Desire', 'North and the South', 'An Actor Named Brando')

Made in 1951.

Based on the play by Tennessee Williams.

Credits: music, Alex North.

Cast: Marlon Brando, Vivien Leigh, Kim Hunter, Karl Malden, Rudy Bond, Nick Dennis, Peg Hillias, Wright King, Richard Garrick, Ann Dere, Edna Thomas.

Elia Kazan's screen adaptation of Tennessee Williams' successful Broadway play. Blanche DuBois (Vivien Leigh) travels to New Orleans to visit her pregnant sister, Stella (Kim Hunter). Stella's husband, Stanley (Marlon Brando), resents Blanche's presence, and is unhappy when she begins seeing his friend, Mitch (Karl Malden). The tension between Blanche and Stanley builds, reaching its climax when Stella is taken into hospital and the pair are left alone together. The film won four Academy Awards, including Best Actress, Supporting Actress and Supporting Actor.

BBFC code: 15.

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