A Streetcar Named Desire - videos, teasers and stills from filming

All videos, teasers and footage from the filming of the film "A Streetcar Named Desire"

A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

Timing: 2:5 (125 min)

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Actors and characters

New trailer for A Streetcar Named Desire - back in cinemas 7 February | BFI

English

1:30

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1:58

What's left behind the scenes

The phrase “Stella! Hey, Stella!” ranked 45th on the American Film Institute’s 100 Years…100 Movie Quotes list.
The film was shot in 36 days.
Vivien Leigh, who was 36 years old at the time of filming, had to be aged with makeup.
The role of Blanche was initially offered to Jessica Tandy, then declined by Olivia de Havilland, and ultimately went to Vivien Leigh because films starring this actress were box office successes.
John Garfield refused the role of Stanley Kowalski because he did not want to be overshadowed by his stellar co-star.
In the early stages of the project’s development, William Wyler expressed interest in adapting Tennessee Williams’ play and envisioned Bette Davis in the role of Blanche.
Elia Kazan was initially reluctant to take on the production, as he believed he had done all he could with the play on the theatrical stage. He was persuaded to direct the film by Tennessee Williams himself.
After filming this picture, Vivien Leigh, who had previously suffered from a serious mental illness known as bipolar disorder, began to struggle to distinguish between reality and the life of her character.
Miki Kuhn, who played Vivien Leigh's nephew in "Gone with the Wind" (1939), played the role of a sailor in that film who helps Blanche get on the streetcar.
Before filming, Vivien Leigh played Blanche in the first London production of Tennessee Williams' play, directed by her then-husband Laurence Olivier. Later, Leigh admitted that Olivier influenced her portrayal of Blanche in the film more than the film's director, Elia Kazan.
As many as nine members of the Broadway production of "A Streetcar Named Desire," led by Marlon Brando, reprised their roles in the film adaptation.
Englishwoman Vivien Leigh felt out of place filming with members of a New York theater troupe. And Elia Kazan skillfully used these feelings in the film.
In a private conversation, Brando admitted that he hated his character.
In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this film 47th on its list of 100 greatest films of all time.
The German dub of Carl Moloden's role was voiced by actor Max Eckard.
The film is based on the play of the same name by playwright Tennessee Williams.

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