A Streetcar Named Desire (1951 film)

A Streetcar Named Desire is a 1951 American drama film directed by Elia Kazan, adapted from Tennessee Williams's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1947 play of the same name, with much of the original Broadway cast and Kazan himself returning for the film. It follows Blanche DuBois, played by Vivien Leigh, a fading Southern belle who moves in with her sister Stella, played by Kim Hunter, and Stella's volatile husband Stanley Kowalski, played by Marlon Brando, in New Orleans, as her fragile grip on reality unravels. Brando's performance, carried over from his celebrated stage role, is widely credited with popularizing Method acting in American film, and the production won three Academy Awards for acting.