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A streetcar named Desire  Cover Image DVD DVD

A streetcar named Desire / Warner Bros. Pictures presents an Elia Kazan production ; produced by Charles K. Feldman ; screenplay by Tennessee Williams ; directed by Elia Kazan.

Kazan, Elia. (Added Author). Leigh, Vivien, 1913-1967 (Added Author). Brando, Marlon. (Added Author). Hunter, Kim, 1922-2002 (Added Author). North, Alex. Streetcar named Desire. (Added Author). Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983 Streetcar named Desire. (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter, Karl Malden. (Cast).

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0790795809
  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (approximately 122 min.) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Two-disc special edition.
  • Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2006]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from container.
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.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Harry Stradling Sr. ; music, Alex North ; costume designer, Lucinda Ballard.
Participant or Performer Note:
Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter, Karl Malden.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG; for thematic elements.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono.
Language Note:
English or dubbed French dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Awards Note:
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)
Subject: Man-woman relationships > Louisiana > New Orleans > Drama.
Neurotics > Drama.
Relaciones humanas > Luisiana > Nueva Orleans > Teatro.
Mujeres > Conducta sexual > Teatro.
Genre: Feature films.
Melodrama, American.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Melodrama > Feature.
Thriller > Feature.
Melodramas (Drama)

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  • 3 of 3 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Baker County Library District. (Show)
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