Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Cat on a Hot Tin Roofby Richard Brooks1h481958United States
Recommended byMarjane Satrapi
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Brick Pollitt (Paul Newman), an alcoholic ex-football player, drinks his days away and resists the affections of his wife, Maggie (Dame Elizabeth Taylor). His reunion with his father, Big Daddy (Burl Ives), who is dying of cancer, jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.
Credits
- Production Compagny : Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM), Avon Productions
- Distributor : Warner Bros.
- Photo Director : William H. Daniels
- Set Decoration : Robert Priestley, Henry Grace
- Editing : Ferris Webster
- Sound Recorder : Wesley C. Miller, Norwood A. Fenton
- Costume Design : Helen Rose
- Original Work Author : Tennessee Williams
- Scenario : James Poe, Richard Brooks
- Producer : Lawrence Weingarten
- Director : Richard Brooks
Technical details
- Printed format : 35 mm
- Sound mix : Stéréo 2.0
- Year of production : 1958
- French release date : 14 juillet 1958
- Category : Feature film
- Color : Colors
- Language : English
Bonus archives
- See special featureBlow Up - ARTE : C’était quoi Elizabeth Taylor ?
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