I could watch A Streetcar Named Desire a hundred times and still be completely mesmerized. There's something utterly spellbinding about this 1951 adaptation of Tennessee Williams' emotionally charged play. With a screenplay penned by Oscar Saul and brought to life under the precise direction of Elia Kazan, this cinematic masterpiece holds an undeniable power. But Blanche DuBois, portrayed.. A Streetcar Named Desire: Directed by Elia Kazan. With Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter, Karl Malden. Disturbed Blanche DuBois moves in with her sister in New Orleans and is tormented by her brutish brother-in-law while her reality crumbles around her.
Disturbed Blanche DuBois (Vivien Leigh) moves in with her sister in New Orleans and is tormented by her brutish brother-in-law (Marlon Brando) while her reality crumbles around her.. Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize winner "A Streetcar Named Desire" is still one of Broadway's most critically acclaimed plays. Written in 1947 and adapted to the big screen in 1951 in.