Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Just one pillow on her bed... and just one desire in her heart.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
Timing:
1:48 (108 min)
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Country
Production
Genre
Drama
Budget
$3 000 000
Revenue
$17 570 324
Director
Actors
Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives, Judith Anderson, Jack Carson, Madeleine Sherwood, Vaughn Taylor, Larry Gates, Brian Corcoran, Zelda Cleaver
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Lawrence Weingarten
Operator
William H. Daniels
Composer
Artist
Audition
Editing
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- During the filming of the movie, Elizabeth Taylor lost her husband, Michael Todd. He died in a plane crash. However, the actress, despite the shock, continued filming.
- Initially, it was intended to make this film in black and white. Almost all previous adaptations of Tennessee Williams' plays (1911-1983) had been black and white. But when Paul Newman (1925-2008) and Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011) were cast in the leading roles, the screenwriter and director Richard Brooks (1912-1992) insisted on filming in color, knowing how much the public adored their eyes (bright blue for Newman and dark blue for Taylor).
- The role of Polly was written by Tennessee Williams specifically for Burl Ives (1909-1995). At the time, he was better known as a folk singer, and this choice by Williams frankly puzzled many in the theatrical community. However, critics liked him so much in this role that it marked the beginning of a long and productive acting career.
- In accordance with Hollywood rules of that period, all allusions to homosexuality present in the original play were removed from the script.
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