A Streetcar Named Desire

Four Oscars went to director Elia Kazan's adaptation of playwright Tennessee Williams' sordid 1947 play of lust and madness in New Orleans' French Quarter. Marlon Brando launched a revolution in screen acting with his raw portrayal of brutish salesman Stanley Kowalski, who clashes with his wife's sister Blanche DuBois (Vivien Leigh), a neurotic and delicate Southern belle haunted by her checkered past, who comes to live with them. With Kim Hunter, Karl Malden. 122 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; audio commentary; theatrical trailers.