Paul Newman directed a 1987 adaptation of the play, which starredJohn MalkovichandJoanne Woodwardas Tom and his mother.

As the coarse, violent Stanley, Marlon Brando explodes onscreen (STELLAAAAAA!)

in vivid contrast to Leigh’s fragile Blanche, who clings helplessly to the aristocratic lifestyle she’s lost.

Tennessee Goes to Hollywood

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Four years later, she had learned the language well enough to deliver take after Oscar-worthy take.

Both Hepburn and Taylor were nominated for the Oscar for Best Actress.

Needless to say, it doesn’t work out.

The Glass Menagerie (1950)

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Supporting actress Lotte Lenya received the film’s only Oscar nomination.

Period of Adjustment(1962)

And now for something completely different!

Burton stars as a defrocked clergyman living in Mexico, where he works as a tour guide.

A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

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The Rose Tattoo (1955)

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Baby Doll (1956)

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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

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Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)

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The Fugitive Kind (1959)

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Summer and Smoke (1961)

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The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961)

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Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)

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Period of Adjustment (1962)

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The Night of the Iguana (1964)

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This Property Is Condemned (1966)

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Boom! (1968)

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The Last of the Mobile Hot Shots (1970)

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BONUS! Blue Jasmine (2013)

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