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A Streetcar Named Desire

1951 film directed by Elia Kazan
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A Streetcar Named Desire
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Summary

A Streetcar Named Desire is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,369 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival[3], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[4], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[5], Academy Award for Best Actress[6], Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White[7], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[8]
  • Director: Elia Kazan[9]
  • Screenwriter: Tennessee Williams[10], Oscar Saul[11]
  • Composer: Alex North[12]
  • Genre: drama film[13]
  • Based on: A Streetcar Named Desire[14]
  • Cast member: Vivien Leigh[15], Marlon Brando[16], Kim Hunter[17], Karl Malden[18], Nick Dennis[19], Richard Garrick[20], Rudy Bond[21], Charles Wagenheim[22], Peg Hillias[23], Wright King[24], Mickey Kuhn[25], Marietta Canty[26]
  • Producer: Charles K. Feldman[27]
  • Collection: Museum of Modern Art[28]
  • Production company: Warner Bros. Entertainment[29], Warner Bros. Pictures[30]
  • Director of photography: Harry Stradling[31]
  • Part of: National Film Registry[32]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[33]
  • Commons category: A Streetcar Named Desire (1951 film)[34]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[35]
  • Review score: 8.6/10[36], 97%[37], 97/100[38], 7.9/10[39]
  • Color: black-and-white[40]
  • Country of origin: United States[41]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1951[42], September 9, 1951[43], September 18, 1951[44], September 19, 1951[45], October 19, 1951[46], December 1, 1951[47]
  • Distributed by: Warner Bros. Entertainment[48], Netflix[49]
  • Narrative location: New Orleans[50]
  • Topic's main category: Category:A Streetcar Named Desire (1951 film)[51]
  • Filming location: New Orleans[52]
  • Commons gallery: A Streetcar Named Desire[53]
  • Film editor: David Weisbart[54]

Why It Matters

A Streetcar Named Desire has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

FAQs

What awards did A Streetcar Named Desire receive?

Honors received include Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival[3], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[4], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[5], and Academy Award for Best Actress[6].

Related Entities

A Streetcar Named Desire Elia Kazan film Karl Malden Kim Hunter Marlon Brando Museum of Modern Art Netflix Tennessee Williams United States Vivien Leigh

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . AdoroCinema. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . AdoroCinema. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . AdoroCinema. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . AdoroCinema. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . AdoroCinema. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . AdoroCinema. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [19] ↑ . FilmAffinity. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [20] ↑ . FilmAffinity. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [21] ↑ . FilmAffinity. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [22] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  15. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [4] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [5] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [6] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [7] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  9. 15w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  10. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Richard Day
    Publication date → +1951-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1951-09-09T00:00:00Z, +1951-09-18T00:00:00Z +3
    Screenwriter → Tennessee Williams, Oscar Saul
    Part of → National Film Registry
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