Release Date
š
Original Release
August 29, 1958
1h 48m
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
ā 7.7108 min
Overview
An alcoholic ex-football player drinks his days away, having failed to come to terms with his sexuality and his real feelings for his football buddy who died after an ambiguous accident. His wife is crucified by her desperation to make him desire her: but he resists the affections of his wife. His reunion with his fatherāwho is dying of cancerājogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.
Director
Richard Brooks
Department: Writing
āPopularity: 1.5
Cast
Paul Newman
Brick
ā3.6
Elizabeth Taylor
Maggie
ā2.8
Burl Ives
Harvey 'Big Daddy' Pollitt
ā10.0
Judith Anderson
Big Momma
ā10.8
Jack Carson
Gooper
ā9.3
Madeleine Sherwood
Mae
ā4.4
Vaughn Taylor
Deacon Davis
ā10.8
Larry Gates
Dr. Baugh
ā2.1
Brian Corcoran
Boy
ā4.4
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Zelda Cleaver
Servant
ā0.0
Genres
Drama
Production Companies
Avon Productions
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
