Elia Kazan masterfully directs Tennessee Williams’ masterpiece starring Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Karl Malden and Kim Hunter. Lonely and fragile Southern belle Blanche DuBois (Leigh), desperate to maintain her fraying sanity, suffers her brutish brother-in-law’s (Brando) relentless, badgering attempts to make her face reality – which eventually lead her to madness. Nominated for an unprecedented 12 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and winner of four, its contributions to film continue to be celebrated, and it holds a place on the AFI’s list of top 100 Films. (Warner Bros)
“Perhaps the most thrilling display of ensemble acting in all of American film.” – Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
