25 Best Movies From The 1950s

12. A Streetcar Named Desire

The Film: Reprising their roles from the Broadway production of Tennessee Williams€™ sizzling southern tale, director Elia Kazan and stars Marlon Brando, Karl Madden, Kim Hunter as well as Vivien Leigh (drafted in to give the film some star power) complete a formidable ensemble in an adaptation that is as much about love and devotion as it is lusty rage. In Brando€™s interpretation of Stanley Kowalski alone, this dramatic motion picture makes for unforgettable viewing, where the birth of method acting erupts in front of your eyes. Classic Moment: Stumbling in drunk from a night of celebrations, Stanley makes a pass at Leigh€™s Blanche DuBois culminating in a shocking finale.
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Shaun is a former contributor for a number of Future Publishing titles and more recently worked as a staffer at Imagine Publishing. He can now be found banking in the daytime and writing a variety of articles for What Culture, namely around his favourite topics of film, retro gaming, music, TV and, when he's feeling clever, literature.