Directed by:
Sidney LumetCinematography:
Boris KaufmanComposer:
Kenyon HopkinsCast:
Marlon Brando, Joanne Woodward, Anna Magnani, Maureen Stapleton, Victor Jory, R.G. Armstrong, Herb Vigran, John Baragrey, Lucille Benson, Sally GraciePlots(1)
Four Oscar-winning actors—Marlon Brando, Anna Magnani, Joanne Woodward, and Maureen Stapleton—sink their teeth into this enthralling film, which brings together the legendary talents of director Sidney Lumet and writer Tennessee Williams. A smoldering, snakeskin-jacketed Brando is Val Xavier, a drifter trying to go straight. He finds work and solace in a southern small-town variety store run by the married, sexually frustrated Lady Torrance (Magnani), who proves as much a temptation for Val as local wild child Carol Cutrere (Woodward). Lumet captures the intense, fearless performances and Williams’s hot-blooded storytelling and social critique with his customary restraint, resulting in a drama of uncommon sophistication and craft. (Criterion)
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Marlon Brando
USA
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Joanne Woodward
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Anna Magnani
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Maureen Stapleton
USA
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Victor Jory
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R.G. Armstrong
USA
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Herb Vigran
USA
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John Baragrey
USA
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Lucille Benson
USA
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Sally Gracie
USA
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