A Streetcar named desire – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A Streetcar named desire comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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A Streetcar named desire
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Few film titles are as tied to a real place as this one. The streetcar line that ran along Desire Street in New Orleans gave Tennessee Williams the name for his 1947 Broadway play. This c1951 poster advertises the Warner Bros. film adaptation directed by Elia Kazan, with Kim Hunter and Karl Malden in supporting roles alongside Vivien Leigh and Marlon Brando. The film earned Oscars for Leigh, Hunter and Malden, and the streetcar in the title, which carries its passengers past Elysian Fields on the way, remains a lasting symbol in American drama.
| Created / published | c1951. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster). |
| Notes | Co-starring Kim Hunter and Karl Malden. Produced by Warner Bros. Directed by Elia Kazan. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 995 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-176769 |
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