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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

1958 • 1h48m Drama

Rating

7.6/10

Popularity

1

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 father—who is dying of cancer—jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.

Details

Director

Richard Brooks

Screenplay

Richard Brooks

James Poe

Tennessee Williams

Cast

Paul Newman

Elizabeth Taylor

Burl Ives

Release date

8/29/1958

Status

Released

Budget

$3,000,000

Revenue

$17,570,324

Origin country

US

Vote count

810