Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
“Just one pillow on her bed... and just one desire in her heart.”
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
12 people
Elizabeth Taylor
Maggie Pollitt
Known for
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Cleopatra
Paul Newman
Brick Pollitt
Known for
Cars
The Sting
Burl Ives
Harvey 'Big Daddy' Pollitt
Known for
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
East of Eden
Judith Anderson
Ida 'Big Mama' Pollitt
Known for
Rebecca
Laura
Jack Carson
Gooper Pollitt
Known for
Mildred Pierce
A Star Is Born
Madeleine Sherwood
Mae Pollitt
Known for
The Changeling
Sweet Bird of Youth
Vaughn Taylor
Deacon Davis
Known for
Psycho
Jailhouse Rock
Larry Gates
Dr. Baugh
Known for
In the Heat of the Night
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Brian Corcoran
Boy (uncredited)
Known for
Babes in Toyland
Zelda Cleaver
Sookey (uncredited)
Robert 'Rusty' Stevens
Sonny (uncredited)
Known for
Leave It to Beaver
Hugh Corcoran
Buster (uncredited)
Known for
The Manitou
Richard Brooks Director · James Poe Screenplay Tennessee Williams Author
Worldwide gross $18M · Budget $3M · United States release August 29, 1958
Box office
Budget
$3,000,000
Worldwide gross
$17,570,324
Gross vs. budget
5.9×
Production
Avon Productions
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
Avon Production
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 23, 1958
Premiere · Boston, Massachusetts
United States · August 29, 1958
Theatrical
Argentina
February 24, 1959 · Theatrical
Austria
March 13, 1959 · Theatrical
Belgium
August 29, 1958 · TV
Brazil
December 15, 1958 · Theatrical · IMDB
Canada
December 20, 1958 · Theatrical
Czechia
August 1, 2001 · Physical · DVD
Denmark
August 14, 1959 · Theatrical
Finland
March 27, 1959 · Theatrical
France
October 1, 1958 · Theatrical
March 23, 2011 · Theatrical · Re-release
Germany
February 19, 1959 · Theatrical · West Germany
December 22, 1977 · TV · East Germany
May 12, 2006 · Physical · DVD special edition
Greece
June 22, 2001 · Theatrical
June 25, 2009 · Theatrical · Re-release
Hong Kong SAR China
June 4, 1959 · Theatrical
Hungary
December 30, 1979 · TV
May 30, 2006 · Physical · DVD
Ireland
April 10, 1959 · Theatrical
Italy
December 22, 1958 · Theatrical
Japan
April 7, 1959 · Theatrical
Mexico
April 2, 1959 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 10, 1959 · Theatrical
June 14, 2006 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 6, 1959 · Theatrical
April 21, 2020 · TV · Re-release
Spain
November 9, 1959 · Theatrical
March 15, 1986 · TV
Sweden
February 2, 1959 · Theatrical
Türkiye
October 9, 1962 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 1, 1958 · Theatrical
February 13, 1987 · Physical
August 3, 2005 · Theatrical
Uruguay
March 19, 1959 · Theatrical
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