Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

TV-PG (US) | USA | English | 108 min
Directed by: Richard Brooks
7.9

The family of "Big Daddy" Pollitt (Burl Ives) convenes at his and Big Momma's (Dame Judith Anderson's). Among the attendees is alcoholic son, Brick (Paul Newman); an ex-football player, who spends his time drinking and avoiding the ministries of his libidinous wife, Maggie (Dame Elizabeth Taylor) - "the cat". As this gathering isn't so much as a gathering but a farewell (Big Daddy is terminally ill) a lot of memories and revelations which had been hidden come to the surface of both father and son.

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Awards

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Best Cinematography, Color

Nominated

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Nominated

Release Date

USA
(Boston, Massachusetts, premiere)
1958-08-23
USA
No data
1958-08-29
UK
(London)
1958-10
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Also Known As (A.K.A.)

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
(Original title)
El gato sobre el tejado de zinc caliente
Argentina
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Australia
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Parent Guide

Sex & Nudity
Mild
Violence & Gore
None
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
Moderate