Release Date
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Original Release
August 29, 1958
1h 48m
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
â 7.6108 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 fatherâwho is dying of cancerâjogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.
Director
Richard Brooks
Department: Writing
âPopularity: 1.0
Cast
Elizabeth Taylor
Maggie Pollitt
â2.4
Paul Newman
Brick Pollitt
â3.2
Burl Ives
Harvey 'Big Daddy' Pollitt
â1.4
Judith Anderson
Ida 'Big Mama' Pollitt
â1.5
Jack Carson
Gooper Pollitt
â1.6
Madeleine Sherwood
Mae Pollitt
â1.1
Vaughn Taylor
Deacon Davis
â1.2
Larry Gates
Dr. Baugh
â1.1
Brian Corcoran
Boy (uncredited)
â0.7
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Zelda Cleaver
Sookey (uncredited)
â0.3
Genres
Drama
Production Companies
Avon Productions
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
