Elia Kazan Films

• Synopsis: Set in the early 20th century, this coming-of-age story follows a young girl in Brooklyn as she navigates the struggles of poverty and dreams of a better future.

• Cast: Dorothy McGuire, Joan Blondell, James Dunn, Peggy Ann Garner

• Synopsis: A journalist poses as a Jew to expose anti-Semitism in post-war America, confronting the deep-seated prejudices of society.

• Cast: Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire, John Garfield, Celeste Holm

• Synopsis: Based on a true story, the film follows a prosecutor who must navigate political pressure and moral dilemmas to uncover the truth behind a clergyman’s murder in a small town.

• Cast: Dana Andrews, Jane Wyatt, Lee J. Cobb, Arthur Kennedy

• Synopsis: A light-skinned African-American woman returns to the South after passing for white in the North, facing racial prejudice and personal dilemmas about her identity.

• Cast: Jeanne Crain, Ethel Waters, Ethel Barrymore, William Lundigan

• Synopsis: A fragile Southern belle, Blanche DuBois, moves in with her sister and brutish brother-in-law, leading to explosive confrontations and her tragic unraveling.

• Cast: Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter, Karl Malden

• Synopsis: The film chronicles the life of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, who fights for land reform and justice for his people, only to be betrayed by the very ideals he fought for.

• Cast: Marlon Brando, Jean Peters, Anthony Quinn, Joseph Wiseman

• Synopsis: A Czech circus owner plans a daring escape to the West from behind the Iron Curtain, risking everything for freedom.

• Cast: Fredric March, Terry Moore, Gloria Grahame, Cameron Mitchell

• Synopsis: A former boxer turned dockworker struggles with his conscience as he decides whether to stand up to corrupt union bosses who rule the waterfront with an iron fist.

• Cast: Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Eva Marie Saint

 • Synopsis: Set in the early 20th century, the film tells the story of a troubled young man who struggles for his father’s love, drawing parallels with the Biblical story of Cain and Abel.

• Cast: James Dean, Julie Harris, Raymond Massey, Jo Van Fleet

• Synopsis: A dark comedy-drama about a sexually frustrated wife in a Southern town who becomes the pawn in a feud between her much older husband and a rival cotton gin owner.

• Cast: Karl Malden, Carroll Baker, Eli Wallach, Mildred Dunnock

• Synopsis: A drifter becomes a media sensation and gains dangerous political power, revealing the darker side of American celebrity and mass media.

• Cast: Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal, Anthony Franciosa, Walter Matthau

• Synopsis: A government agent is sent to Tennessee to convince an elderly woman to leave her land before it is flooded by a new dam, leading to a clash between progress and tradition.

• Cast: Montgomery Clift, Lee Remick, Jo Van Fleet, Albert Salmi