A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE1951
A Streetcar Named Desire
Movie Rating
MOVIE RATING
Average Rating: 4.5 (out of 5) (106 votes cast)
Source of Film
SOURCE OF FILM
After the Broadway success of his semi-autobiographical play The Glass Menagerie (1944), Williams drew upon his experiences living in New Orleans, Louisiana for A Streetcar Named Desire (1947) which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and became one of the most highly regarded plays of the 20th century.
Williams collaborated on the screenplay adaptation for the 1951 film directed by Elia Kazan. Vivien Leigh, who had starred in the London theatre production, was signed for the starring role while the young Marlon Brando reprised his role from the original Broadway production. Both a critical and commercial success, the film received 12 Academy Award nominations and was awarded 4 Oscars.
Producer Detail
PRODUCER DETAIL
- Charles K. Feldman
- Schulberg-Feldman Talent Agency
- (1932)
- Famous Artists Agency
- (1933-1961)
- Charles K. Feldman Group
- (1941-1961)
- Famous Artists Productions
- (1962-1968)
Director Detail
DIRECTOR DETAIL
- Elia Kazan
- Group Theatre
- (1932-1946)
- Actors Studio (co-founder)
- (1947-1950)
- Twentieth Century-Fox
- (1951-1952)
- Horizon Pictures
- (1953-1954)
- Warner Bros.
- (1955)
- Newtown Productions
- (1956-1961)
- Athena Productions
- (1963-1969)
- Actors Studio
- (1963-2003)
- Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center
- (1964-1965)
Film Run-time and Synopsis
RUNTIME & SYNOPSIS
2 hours, 2 minutes
Film Comments
FILM COMMENTS
Film Awards
FILM AWARDS
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
OSCAR NOMINEE
WINNER
Best Picture- (Charles K. Feldman)
- Best Writing, Screenplay
- (Tennesee Williams)
- Best Director
- (Elia Kazan)
- Best Actor in a Leading Role
- (Marlon Brando)
- Best Actress in a Leading Role
- (Vivien Leigh)
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- (Karl Malden)
- Best Actress in a Supporting
Role
- (Kim Hunter)
- Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White
- (Richard Day)
- (George James Hopkins)
- Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
- (Harry Stradling Sr.)
- Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
- (Lucinda Ballard)
- Best Sound, Recording
- (Nathan Levinson)
- Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
- (Alex North)
MPAA Rating
MPAA RATING
No rating
Box Office Ranking
BOX OFFICE RANKING
- 1951 Domestic Box Office Rank: #5[1]
Theatrical Revenues
GROSS
- (Adjusted Gross in $millions)
- Domestic Theatrical Release: $251[1]
Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, and Rudy Bond reprised their roles from the original play, while Jessica Tandy was replaced by Vivien Leigh.