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The Best Movies Directed by Elia Kazan

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1

On the Waterfront 1954, 108 min.

Elia Kazan • Starring: Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb

Crime Drama • Crime • Drama

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A Face in the Crowd 1957, 125 min.

Elia Kazan • Starring: Andy Griffith, Anthony Franciosa, Patricia Neal

Drama • Media Satire • Satire

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A Streetcar Named Desire 1951, 125 min.

Elia Kazan • Starring: Vivien Leigh, Kim Hunter, Karl Malden

Based-on-Theatre • Drama • Marriage Drama

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East of Eden 1955, 115 min.

Elia Kazan • Starring: Julie Harris, James Dean, Raymond Massey

Americana • Drama • Family Drama

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Splendor in the Grass 1961, 124 min.

Elia Kazan • Starring: Natalie Wood, Warren Beatty, Pat Hingle

Americana • Coming-of-Age • Drama

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Gentleman's Agreement 1947, 118 min.

Elia Kazan • Starring: Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire, John Garfield

Drama • Message Movie

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Panic in the Streets 1950, 96 min.

Elia Kazan • Starring: Zero Mostel, Barbara Bel Geddes, Jack Palance

Chase Movie • Crime Thriller • Crime

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Baby Doll 1956, 114 min.

Elia Kazan • Starring: Karl Malden, Carroll Baker, Eli Wallach

Based-on-Theatre • Black Comedy • Comedy Drama

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A Tree Grows In Brooklyn 1945, 128 min.

Elia Kazan • Starring: Dorothy McGuire, Joan Blondell, James Dunn

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Coming-of-Age • Drama

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10

Viva Zapata! 1952, 113 min.

Elia Kazan • Starring: Marlon Brando, Jean Peters, Anthony Quinn

Based-on-a-True-Story • Biopic • Drama

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Wild River 1960, 110 min.

Elia Kazan • Starring: Montgomery Clift, Lee Remick, Jo Van Fleet

Drama • Rural Drama • Social Problem Film

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12

The Last Tycoon 1976, 123 min.

Elia Kazan • Starring: Robert De Niro, Tony Curtis, Robert Mitchum

Costume Romance • Drama • New Hollywood

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13

America, America 1963, 174 min.

Elia Kazan • Starring: Stathis Giallelis, Frank Wolff, Elena Karam

Americana • Drama • Family Drama

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14

Boomerang! 1947, 88 min.

Elia Kazan • Starring: Dana Andrews, Jane Wyatt, Lee J. Cobb

Crime Drama • Crime • Docudrama

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15

Pinky 1949, 102 min.

Elia Kazan • Starring: Jeanne Crain, Ethel Barrymore, Ethel Waters

Drama • Message Movie

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16

The Sea of Grass 1947, 123 min.

Elia Kazan • Starring: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Walker

Drama • Marriage Drama • Period Film

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17

The Arrangement 1969, 125 min.

Elia Kazan • Starring: Kirk Douglas, Faye Dunaway, Deborah Kerr

Drama • Family Drama • Melodrama

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18

Man on a Tightrope 1953, 105 min.

Elia Kazan • Starring: Fredric March, Terry Moore, Gloria Grahame

Drama • Psychological Drama

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19

The Visitors 1972, 88 min.

Elia Kazan • Starring: Patrick McVey, Patricia Joyce, James Woods

Crime Drama • Crime • Drama

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