Cat on a hot tin roof

United States, 1958

Film

A rich plantation owner, dying of cancer, finds his two sons unsatisfactory; one is a conniver, the other a neurotic who refuses to sleep with his wife. Stars Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives. Adapted from the Tennessee Williams’ play.

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Credits

producer

Lawrence Weingarten

production company

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Avon

director

Richard Brooks

Duration

01:44:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1958

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

324963

Language

English

Audience classification

PG

Subject categories

Adaptations

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - United States

Literature → American literature - Film and video adaptations

Literature → Literature

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q713979

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