Which Broadway actors returned for Elia Kazan's film version of A Streetcar Named Desire?

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Elia Kazan stands on a docked ship set with arms outstretched, directing a scene for Panic in the Streets in New Orleans, with crew members and rigging visible behind him. — Elia Kazan Elia Kazan on the set of *Panic in the Streets*, 1950.

For the 1951 film adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire, directed by Elia Kazan, three primary actors from the original Broadway production reprised their roles:

Marlon Brando as Stanley Kowalski1
Kim Hunter as Stella Kowalski1
Karl Malden as Mitch1

While Jessica Tandy originated the role of Blanche DuBois on Broadway, the film version featured Vivien Leigh in that role.1