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11/01/07
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
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Reviews Counted:5
Fresh:5
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8.5/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 11 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Tennessee Williams based his screenplay on Oscar Saul's adaptation of Williams' Pulitzer Prize-winning play set in a grimy New Orleans project. The story of the fragile sentimentalism of a former... [More]
Starring: Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter, Karl Malden
Director: Elia Kazan
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Reviews for A Streetcar Named Desire
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Top Critic...if the hothouse style was ever justified, this is the occasion.
06/28/07
Top CriticInner torments are seldom projected with such sensitivity and clarity on the screen.
05/20/03
Top CriticThe camera has done greater justice to the Williams play, catching the nuances and reflected tragedy with an intimacy that is so vital in a story of this type.
02/13/01
Top CriticBrando's performance as Stanley is one of those rare screen legends that are all they're cracked up to be.
01/01/00
Top CriticDespite the overwhelming power of Brando's performance, Streetcar is one of the great ensemble pieces in the movies.
01/01/00
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