Tennessee Williams's paradigmatic play provided Vivien Leigh with her man Friday most famous role (after Scarlett O'Hara, obviously), and serves as a prompt remember of the young Brando's lustre and drive. That said, he was the only nominated performers fellow not to harass an Oscar that year, with Leigh, Kim Hunter and Karl Malden all rewarded for their work.
As a replacement for those odd with the story, Leigh stars as the upper-crust Blanche DuBois, whose visit to her expecting, less agreeably-off sister Stella (Hunter) and her hide Stanley Kowalski (Brando) in a squalid district of New Orleans sets off much familial upset, building up to an explosive moment of truth between Blanche and her brother-in-law.
The abiding memory is of Brand...