A Streetcar Named Desire
“...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.
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Cast
27 people
Vivien Leigh
Blanche DuBois
Known for
Gone with the Wind
Waterloo Bridge
Marlon Brando
Stanley Kowalski
Known for
The Godfather
Apocalypse Now
Kim Hunter
Stella Kowalski
Known for
Planet of the Apes
A Matter of Life and Death
Karl Malden
Harold Mitchell
Known for
Patton
On the Waterfront
Rudy Bond
Steve
Known for
The Godfather
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
Nick Dennis
Pablo Gonzales
Known for
East of Eden
Kiss Me Deadly
Peg Hillias
Eunice
Known for
Peyton Place
Wright King
A Collector
Known for
Planet of the Apes
Invasion of the Bee Girls
Richard Garrick
A Doctor
Known for
High Society
Viva Zapata!
Ann Dere
The Matron
Also in
Radio, Take It Away
Mayerling
Edna Thomas
The Mexican Woman
No other roles listed
Mickey Kuhn
A Sailor
Known for
Red River
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
Elia Kazan Director · Tennessee Williams Screenplay Oscar Saul Screenplay
Worldwide gross $8M · Budget $1.8M · United States release September 19, 1951
Box office
Budget
$1,800,000
Worldwide gross
$8,000,000
Gross vs. budget
4.4×
Production
Charles K. Feldman Group
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Italy · September 9, 1951
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
United States · September 19, 1951
Theatrical
United States · May 18, 1999
Physical
United States
September 18, 1951 · Premiere · Beverly Hills, California
Austria
June 19, 1952 · Theatrical
Belgium
September 19, 1951 · Limited theatrical
Brazil
December 17, 1951 · Theatrical
December 15, 2006 · Physical · BRD/DVD/VHS
Finland
January 25, 1952 · Theatrical
France
March 28, 1952 · Theatrical
Germany
December 1, 1951 · Theatrical
Italy
January 18, 1952 · Theatrical
Japan
May 22, 1952 · Theatrical
Netherlands
June 14, 2006 · Physical · DVD
Poland
September 5, 2014 · Theatrical
Romania
September 19, 1951 · Theatrical
South Korea
April 19, 1957 · Theatrical
Spain
September 18, 1951 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 13, 1952 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 28, 1952 · Theatrical · Was rated X in cinemas but later downgraded to 15, and even further to 12a.
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