American film and theatre director, known for On the Waterfront, A Streetcar Named Desire and A Face in the Crowd; influential in bringing Method acting to Hollywood and a controversial figure for his HUAC testimony.

Born 1909, died 2003. Directed major films including On the Waterfront (winner of Academy Awards including Best Director), A Streetcar Named Desire and A Face in the Crowd. Credited with helping spread the Stanislavski "Method" in American theatre and film. Testified before the House Committee on Un-American Activities in the early 1950s.

Three DeBaser reviews examine Elia Kazan's major films and political legacy. The reviews praise his direction and actors while noting his controversial HUAC testimony. Common themes: mass media, populism and social critique.

For:Cinephiles, film students, readers interested in politics and classic American cinema

 Kazan's cinema has always had the ability to highlight certain dark sides of the seemingly happy Yankee society, so clean on the surface but equally sordid and contradictory in certain social and economic aspects (it would be enough to mention the film "On the Waterfront" with Marlon Brando to get an idea).

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 Talking about a film like "On the Waterfront" means talking about history.

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 Kazan was one of the most influential directors of all time, author of great titles like "East of Eden," "On the Waterfront," "Viva Zapata!"

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