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Box office. $17.6 million [2] Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a 1958 American drama film directed by Richard Brooks, [3] [4] 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 .
- August 27, 1958 (United States)
- Lawrence Weingarten
- Charles Wolcott, (uncredited)
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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- Richard Brooks
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- Drama
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a 1955 American three-act play written by Tennessee Williams. The play, an adaptation of his 1952 short story "Three Players of a Summer Game", was written between 1953 and 1955. [1] One of Williams's more famous works and his personal favorite, [2] the play won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1955.
- Tennessee Williams
- March 24, 1955
- 1955
- Brick and Margaret's room on the Pollitt plantation in Mississippi
In the opening scene, Brick Pollitt (Paul Newman), a former high school football star, spends a drunken night jumping hurdles on a school athletic field at Eastern Mississippi High School in a tragic attempt to recapture his glory days. He falls and breaks his right ankle. Some days later, Brick and his older brother, Gooper (Jack Carson ...
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is an extraordinary remarkable film that one will enjoy. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review adam b A powerful movie with a perfect cast and great ...
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- Elizabeth Taylor
- Richard Brooks
- Drama
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New York opening: 18 Sep 1958. Production Company. Avon Productions, Inc. Distribution Company. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. Country. United States. Screenplay Information. Based on the play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams, as presented on the stage by the Playwrights Catinroof Company (New York, 24 Mar 1955).
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. As the family of a wealthy Southern patriarch informs his children that he is dying of cancer, lies and secrets surface that threaten to rip the family apart. The price before discount is the median price for the last 90 days. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started.
