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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Directed by Richard Brooks. With Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives, Jack Carson. Brick is an alcoholic ex-football player who drinks his days away and resists the affections of his wife.
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- Drama
- Richard Brooks
- 1958-08-29
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 ...
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a 1958 American drama film directed by Richard Brooks, who co-wrote the screenplay with James Poe, based on the 1955 Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name by Tennessee Williams. The film stars Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives, Jack Carson, and Judith Anderson.
The original production starred Barbara Bel Geddes, Burl Ives and Ben Gazzara. The play was adapted as a film of the same name in 1958, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman as Maggie and Brick, with Burl Ives and Madeleine Sherwood recreating their stage roles.
- Tennessee Williams
- 1955
The original stage play "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" by Tennessee Williams premiered at the Morosco Theater in New York on March 24, 1955 and ran for 694 performances. It was nominated for the 1956 Tony Award (New York City) for the Best Play.
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After Brick Pollitt (Paul Newman) injures himself while drunkenly revisiting his high school sports-star days, he and his tempestuous wife, Maggie (Elizabeth Taylor), visit his family's...
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