Academy Awards, USA, 1952: Oscar - Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Karl Malden) ; Best Actress in a Leading Role (Vivien Leigh) ; Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Kim Hunter) ; Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White (Richard Day, George James Hopkins)
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A streetcar named desire [DVD] (1951) Directed by Elia Kazan
Set in the French Quarter of New Orleans during the restless years following WWII, this is a story of Blanche DuBois, a fragile and neurotic woman on a desperate prowl for someplace in the world to call her own.
General Note
Based upon the original play by Tennessee Williams, as presented on the stage by Irene Mayer Selznick.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1951.