6 Best Vivien Leigh Movies

By Vlad Zakh · April 5, 2027

Drama intense

Vivien Leigh appeared in relatively few films, but two of them, a decade apart, remain among the most acclaimed performances in American cinema history.

A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) 01

A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

IMDb ★ 8.0

A fading Southern belle's fragile world collides with her brutish, volatile brother-in-law.

Gone with the Wind (1939) 02

Gone with the Wind (1939)

IMDb ★ 8.2

A headstrong Southern belle's survival and romances play out against the backdrop of the Civil War and Reconstruction.

Caesar and Cleopatra (1945) 03

Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)

IMDb ★ 6.4

A young Cleopatra is mentored in the art of ruling by an aging, world-weary Julius Caesar.

That Hamilton Woman (1941) 04

That Hamilton Woman (1941)

IMDb ★ 7.2

The scandalous real romance between Admiral Horatio Nelson and Emma Hamilton unfolds against the Napoleonic Wars.

Waterloo Bridge (1940) 05

Waterloo Bridge (1940)

IMDb ★ 7.8

A ballerina and a soldier fall in love just before World War I separates them, with tragic consequences.

Fire Over England (1937) 06

Fire Over England (1937)

IMDb ★ 6.7

An English spy infiltrates the Spanish court as tensions build toward the launch of the Spanish Armada.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

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