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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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Reviews Counted:30

Fresh:30

Rotten:0

Average Rating:7.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: This is the classic cinematic version of Tennessee Williams's breathtaking play about a crazed southern family torn apart by greed. Larger-than-life patriarch Big Daddy (Burl Ives) lays dying, and... This is the classic cinematic version of Tennessee Williams's breathtaking play about a crazed southern family torn apart by greed. Larger-than-life patriarch Big Daddy (Burl Ives) lays dying, and the members of his brood clamor for the inheritance. Paul Newman is Brick, the alcoholic son struggling in the shadow of his powerful father, and Elizabeth Taylor is Maggie, Brick's lingerie-clad temptress of a wife who will do anything for the love of her cold husband. Brick's younger brother, Gooper (Jack Carson), and his wife, Mae (Madeleine Sherwood), strive for Big Daddy's approval, but even though they have children and a successful marriage, Big Daddy is dedicated to Brick, a former football star with his own personal demons. Tensions mount as the family is forced together under one roof, where secrets are revealed and relationships are lost and found. Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman's performances serve as cinematic icons; the heat and hatred between them ignites the screen, fueled by Tennessee Williams's insightful and brilliant dialogue. [More]

Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives, Judith Anderson

Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives, Judith Anderson, Jack Carson, Madeleine Sherwood, Larry Gates, Vaughn Taylor

Director: Richard Brooks

Director: Richard Brooks
Screenwriter: James Poe, Richard Brooks
Producer: Lawrence Weingarten

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What a pack of trashy people these accomplished actors perform!

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05/20/03
Bosley Crowther
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New York Times
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Bolstered by extraordinary performances, this tale’s a summer sizzler.

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Austin Chronicle

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04/13/02
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
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Cat On a Hot Tin Roof (1958) is the powerful, highly-charged, moving story of a neurotic, dysfunctional Southern family

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This is a classic for good reason; it stands repeated viewing.

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