Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
Just one pillow on her bed... and just one desire in her heart.
1958 · NR · 1h 48m · Drama
Genres: Drama
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.
Director: Richard Brooks
Writers: Richard Brooks, James Poe
Music by: Charles Wolcott
Cinematography: William H. Daniels
Editor: Ferris Webster
Box office: $18M · Budget: $3M · Rated 7.6/10 by 865 viewers
Cast
Elizabeth Taylor as Maggie PollittPaul Newman as Brick PollittBurl Ives as Harvey 'Big Daddy' PollittJudith Anderson as Ida 'Big Mama' PollittJack Carson as Gooper PollittMadeleine Sherwood as Mae PollittVaughn Taylor as Deacon DavisLarry Gates as Dr. BaughBrian Corcoran as Boy (uncredited)Zelda Cleaver as Sookey (uncredited)Robert 'Rusty' Stevens as Sonny (uncredited)Hugh Corcoran as Buster (uncredited)More like this
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