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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

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User Rating: 7.9/10 (10,064 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Richard Brooks
Writers:
Tennessee Williams (play)
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Release Date:
20 September 1958 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
Just one pillow on her bed ... and just one desire in her heart! more
Plot:
Brick, an alcoholic ex-football player, drinks his days away and resists the affections of his wife, Maggie. His reunion with his father, Big Daddy, who is dying of cancer, jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 8 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Hackford To Direct Tennessee Williams Biopic (From WENN. 12 August 2008, 9:01 AM, PDT)
Howard To Front African-American 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' (From WENN. 12 December 2007)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
108 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Finland:K-3 (2007) | Portugal:M/12 (re-rating) | Finland:K-12 CORRECT: REPLACE WITH: (1959) | Spain:18 | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Canada:PG | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | Netherlands:AL | Portugal:17 | Sweden:15 | USA:Not Rated | West Germany:18 (original rating) | UK:12A (re-rating) (2005) | UK:X (original rating) | UK:15 (video rating) (1987) | UK:15 (video rating)
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Trivia:
Although Elia Kazan directed "Cat" on Broadway, he was not involved in the film, despite having two cinematic successes with Tennessee Williams work A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) and Baby Doll (1956). Kazan had had trouble with Williams, demanding that he rewrite the third act of the play to bring Big Daddy back on stage. He also was tired of having critics call him a "co-author" of Williams work, which he knew he was not. He would eventually direct one more Williams play on Broadway, Sweet Bird of Youth (1962), but that film also would be directed by Richard Brooks. more
Goofs:
Although it is filled once in the afternoon, the ice bucket in Brick's bedroom stays full well into the evening even though it's never replenished. more
Quotes:
Gooper Pollitt: The point is I won't see this place run into the ground by a drunken ex-football hero.
Margaret "Maggie" Pollitt: You shut up about my husband!
Mae Pollitt: You shut up!
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Soundtrack:
Soothe My Lonely Heart more

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10 out of 20 people found the following comment useful:-
Brilliant, 30 May 2000
9/10
Author: AKS-6 from Sweden

"Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" is quite brilliant. Even though it's an adaptation of a play it's never boring. Of course, it's impossible to make a film based on a play that isn't 'talky,' but Brooks has managed to make a film that is fascinating and interesting despite the theatrical feel. It helps that the cast is uniformly sensational! Elizabeth Taylor, Burl Ives, and -- especially -- Paul Newman. This film is not quite as good as another adaptation of a Tennessee Williams play, "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Elia Kazan, but it comes pretty close. (9/10)

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