Cat on a Hot Tin Roof - videos, teasers and stills from filming

All videos, teasers and footage from the filming of the film "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

Timing: 1:48 (108 min)

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Actors and characters

English

2:18

English

5:14

Pусский

2:19

Pусский

1:28

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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