A streetcar named Desire

Kazan, Elia (Added Author). Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983 (Added Author). Saul, Oscar. (Added Author). Stradling, Harry, 1901-1970 (Added Author). North, Alex. (Composer). Feldman, Charles K., 1904-1968 (Added Author). Leigh, Vivien, 1913-1967 (Added Author). Brando, Marlon (Added Author). Hunter, Kim, 1922-2002 (Added Author). Malden, Karl (Added Author). Bond, Rudy, 1912-1982 (Added Author). Dennis, Nick. (Added Author). Hillias, Peg. (Added Author). King, Wright. (Added Author). Garrick, Richard T., 1878-1962 (Added Author). Dere, Ann, 1868-1954 (Added Author). Thomas, Edna, 1885-1974 (Added Author). Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967) (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter, Karl Malden, Rudy Bond, Nick Dennis, Peg Hillias, Wright King, Richard Garrick, Ann Dere, Edna Thomas. (Cast).

Summary: After being exiled from her hometown of Auriol, Mississippi for seducing a seventeen-year-old boy at the school where she taught English, Blanche DuBois arrives unexpectedly at the New Orleans home of her pregnant sister Stella Kowalski and her Stella's husband Stanley. Stanley, both repulsed by and attracted to Blanche, discovers that she has mortgaged property left to both sisters and spent all the money. He sets about discovering everything else he can about her past, and tension between Blanche and Stanley is further intensified when Blanche begins dating one of Stanley's poker buddies.

Item details

ISBN: 0790795809
ISBN: 9780790795805
ISBN: 1419823183 (set)
ISBN: 9781419823183 (set)
Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
2 videodiscs (122 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Two-disc special ed.; Standard format.
Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c2006.

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Based upon the original play : A Streetcar Named Desire / by Tennessee Williams as presented on the stage by Irene Mayer Selznick. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1951. Special features (disc 1): optional commentary by Karl Malden and film historians Rudy Behlmer and Jeff Young ; Elia Kazan movie trailer gallery (21 min.). Special features (disc 2): "Elia Kazan : a director's journey" (76 min.); "A Streetcar on Broadway" (22 min.); "A Streetcar in Hollywood" (29 min.); "Censorship and desire" (17 min.); "North and the music of the South" (10 min.); "An actor named Brando" (9 min.); "Marlon Brando screen test for Rebel Without a Cause" (5 min.); Outtakes (16 minutes) ; Audio outtakes (17 min.).
Formatted Contents Note:	disc 1. 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.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Art director, Richard Day ; film editor, David Weisbart ; set decorator, George James Hopkins ; wardrobe by Lucinda Ballard ; original music by Alex North ; musical direction by Ray Heindorf.
Participant or Performer Note:	Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter, Karl Malden, Rudy Bond, Nick Dennis, Peg Hillias, Wright King, Richard Garrick, Ann Dere, Edna Thomas.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG; for thematic elements.
System Details Note:	DVD, dual-layer; region 1; Dolby Digital mono.
Language Note:	In English (container erroneously states that dialog is in English or French), with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles. Closed-captioned.
Awards Note:	1951 Academy Awards: Best Actor in a Supporting Role; Best Actress in a Leading Role; Best Actress in a Supporting Role; Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White.