Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)1h48
Drama
Director Richard Brooks (7.4 avg)
Also directed In Cold Blood, The Professionals, Elmer Gantry, and 22 more
An alcoholic ex-football player drinks his days away, having failed to come to terms with his sexuality and his real feelings for his football buddy who died after an ambiguous accident. His wife is crucified by her desperation to make him desire her: but he resists the affections of his wife. His reunion with his father—who is dying of cancer—jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.
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Cast
Elizabeth Taylor
Paul Newman
Burl Ives
Judith Anderson
Jack Carson
Madeleine Sherwood
Vaughn Taylor
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