Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

19581958
PGPG
1h 48m

Elizabeth Taylor in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

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Brick is an alcoholic ex-football player who drinks his days away and resists the affections of his wife. A reunion with his terminal father jogs a host of memories and revelations for both ... Read allBrick is an alcoholic ex-football player who drinks his days away and resists the affections of his wife. A reunion with his terminal father jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.Brick is an alcoholic ex-football player who drinks his days away and resists the affections of his wife. A reunion with his terminal father jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.

Director
- Richard Brooks
Writers
- Richard Brooks(screenplay)
- James Poe(screenplay)
- Tennessee Williams(play "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof")
Stars

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Nominated for 6 Oscars
- 3 wins & 16 nominations total

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Paul Newman, Elizabeth Taylor, and Burl Ives in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

Paul Newman and Elizabeth Taylor in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

Paul Newman and Elizabeth Taylor in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

Elizabeth Taylor and Judith Anderson in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

Paul Newman and Elizabeth Taylor in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

Paul Newman and Elizabeth Taylor in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

"Cat On A Hot Tin Roof," Paul Newman & Elizabeth Taylor

"Cat On A Hot Tin Roof," Paul Newman & Elizabeth Taylor.

"Cat On A Hot Tin Roof," Elizabeth Taylor & Paul Newman.

"Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" Elizabeth Taylor 1958 MGM MPTV

"Cat On A Hot Tin Roof," B. Ives, E. Taylor, P. Newman, J. Carson, M. Sherwood, J. Anderson.

Elizabeth Taylor in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" 1958 MGM

Elizabeth Taylor

Maggieas Maggie

Brickas Brick

Big Daddyas Big Daddy

Gooperas Gooper

Judith Anderson

Big Mamaas Big Mama

Madeleine Sherwood

Maeas Mae

Dr. Baughas Dr. Baugh

Deacon Davisas Deacon Davis

Sookeyas Sookey
(uncredited)

Boyas Boy
(uncredited)

Busteras Buster
(uncredited)

Childas Child
(uncredited)

Patty Ann Gerrity

Dixieas Dixie
(uncredited)

Pollitt Groomas Pollitt Groom
(uncredited)

Party Guestas Party Guest
(uncredited)

Trixieas Trixie
(uncredited)

Robert 'Rusty' Stevens

Sonnyas Sonny
(uncredited)

Vince Townsend Jr.

Laceyas Lacey
(uncredited)

Director
- Richard Brooks
Writers
- Richard Brooks(screenplay)
- James Poe(screenplay)
- Tennessee Williams(play "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof")
All cast & crew
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The family of "Big Daddy" Pollitt (Burl Ives) convenes at his and Big Momma's (Dame Judith Anderson's). Among the attendees is alcoholic son, Brick (Paul Newman); an ex-football player, who spends his time drinking and avoiding the ministries of his libidinous wife, Maggie (Dame Elizabeth Taylor) - "the cat". As this gathering isn't so much as a gathering but a farewell (Big Daddy is terminally ill) a lot of memories and revelations which had been hidden come to the surface of both father and son. —Huggo

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Taglines
- Just one pillow on her bed ... and just one desire in her heart!
Genre
- Drama
Certificate
- PG
Parents guide

Trivia
This movie was originally to be filmed in black-and-white, as was the standard practice with "artistic" movies in the 1950s. (Virtually all movie adaptations of the plays of Tennessee Williams had been in black-and-white up to that time.) However, once Paul Newman and Dame Elizabeth Taylor were cast in the leads, writer and director Richard Brooks insisted on shooting in color, in deference to the public's well-known enthusiasm for Taylor's violet and Newman's strikingly blue eyes.

Goofs
The enormous cake Big Momma brings into the bedroom - and continues to carry for the remainder of the scene - is clearly fake. Despite its size, she carries it with no effort and without it shifting on its platter. Later on, it is plain that the colored candles have nearly completely melted down, leaving streaks of wax all over the unchanged surface.

Quotes
Harvey 'Big Daddy' Pollitt: I've got the guts to die. What I want to know is, have you got the guts to live?

Connections
Edited into Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)

Soundtracks
Lost in a Summer Night
(uncredited)
Composed by André Previn and Milton Raskin

Top review

8/10

Great drama

A great movie, based on the Tennessee Williams play. Superb character-driven drama. Being based on a play, it is very dialogue-driven, and Williams' script cannot be faulted.

Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman are excellent in the lead roles. Good supporting cast, especially Burl Ives.

About the only negative is that it does contain the most annoying kids ever to appear on screen.

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Release date
- December 20, 1958 (Canada)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- La chatte sur un toit brûlant
Filming locations
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
Production company
- Avon Productions (II)
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Budget
- $3,000,000 (estimated)

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Runtime
1 hour 48 minutes
Color
- Color
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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