

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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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $1.8M
- Box office
- $8M
- Language
- English
- loss of sense of reality
- rape
- sibling relationship
- southern usa
- brother-in-law
- violent husband
- new orleans, louisiana
- family relationships
- black and white
- light bulb
- expectant father
- thoughtful
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereBeverly Hills, California18 Sept 1951
- TheatricalPG19 Sept 1951
- PhysicalPG18 May 1999
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical12Was rated X in cinemas but later downgraded to 15, and even further to 12a.28 Feb 1952
AustriaAT
- Theatrical1219 Jun 1952
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical (limited)1219 Sept 1951
BrazilBR
- Theatrical17 Dec 1951
- Physical12BRD/DVD/VHS15 Dec 2006
FinlandFI
- Theatrical25 Jan 1952
FranceFR
- TheatricalTP28 Mar 1952
GermanyDE
- Theatrical121 Dec 1951
ItalyIT
- PremiereVenice Film Festival9 Sept 1951
- Theatrical18 Jan 1952
JapanJP
- TheatricalR18+22 May 1952
NetherlandsNL
- Physical12DVD14 Jun 2006
PolandPL
- Theatrical125 Sept 2014
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A Streetcar Named Desire was released on 18 September 1951.
Audience reviews
2- W4/10
Wuchak
4/30/2022
_**Interesting themes, but an overrated melodrama**_ Released in late 1951 and directed by Elia Kazan based on Tennessee Williams play, "A Streetcar Named Desire" stars Vivien Leigh as the neurotic Blanche DuBois, who moves in with her sister (Kim Hunter) in the French Quarter of New Orleans where she is antagonized by her brutish brother-in-law, Stanley (Marlon Brando). As she seeks a relationship with one of Sta…
- C10/10
Cinema_Snobb
5/11/2024
"I've always relied on the kindness of strangers." - Blanche Du Bois Blanche Dubois has had some problems back home. She rides into New Orleans on a streetcar to stay with her sister Stella and her brutish husband Stanley. It's an immediate clash of cultures as Blanche and Stanley butt heads. Though their ideology is different there is also an undeniable sexual tension around them as well. That tension continue…
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