A streetcar named Desire
Warner Bros. Pictures; screenplay by Tennessee Williams; produced by Charles K. Feldman; directed by Elia Kazan
- Resource Type:
- DVD Video
- Edition:
- Special ed.
- Creation:
- Created or produced in 1951
- Publication:
- Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2006]
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- 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. An uncensored version of the story of a repressed widow who visits her sister in New Orleans and is raped and driven mad by her brother-in-law.
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- Language Notes:
- English and French with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish (Feature Film Only); Closed captioned.
- Related Works:
- Motion picture adaptation of: Streetcar named Desire [by Williams, T.]
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- System Details:
- DVD; Dolby digital mono; formatted to fit TV.
- Performers:
- Cast: Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter, Karl Malden.
- Production Credits:
- Director of photography, Harry Stradling; editor, David Weisbart; music, Alex North; adaptation by Oscar Saul.
- General Notes:
- Based on the play by Tennessee Williams.
Originally produced as motion picture in 1951.
Disc 1: Movie - Commentary by Karl Malden and film historians Rudy Behlmer and Jeff Young; Elia Kazan movie trailer gallery. Disc 2: Special features - Movie and audio outtakes; Marlon Brando screen test; Feature-length profile Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey; 5 new insightful documentaries: A Streetcar on Broadway, A Streetcar in Hollywood, Censorship and Desire, North and the Music of the South, and An Actor Named Brando.
Bonus material not rated or closed captioned.
Golden Globes, 1952: Best Supporting Actress (Kim Hunter).
Academy Awards, 1952: Best Actress in a Leading Role (Vivien Leigh); Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Karl Malden); Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Kim Hunter); Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White (Richard Day, George James Hopkins). - Audience:
- Rated PG.
- Physical Description:
- 2 videodiscs (122 min.) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in.
- Physical Characteristics:
- plastic; metal; monochrome
- Audio Characteristics:
- digital; optical
- Digital Characteristics:
- video file; DVD video; region 1
- Call Numbers:
- STR 1951 DVD
- ISBNs:
- 0790795809
- Other Standard Numbers:
- Universal Product Code: 085393893224
Publisher Number, Warner Home Video: 38932 - OCLC Numbers:
- 1053083883
68445607 [Invalid]
