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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof · 1958

★ 7.9IMDb 97%Rotten Tomatoes 84Metascore
Drama

The family of "Big Daddy" Pollitt (Burl Ives) convenes at his and Big Momma's (Dame Judith Anderson's). Among the attendees is alcoholic son, Brick (Paul Newman); an ex-football player, who spends his time drinking and avoiding the ministries of his libidinous wife, Maggie (Dame Elizabeth Taylor) - "the cat". As this gathering isn't so much as a gathering but a farewell (Big Daddy is terminally ill) a lot of memories and revelations which had been hidden come to the surface of both father and son.

Released
1958
Runtime
108 min
Rated
Approved
Director
Richard Brooks

Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman

🏆 Nominated for 6 Oscars. 3 wins & 16 nominations total

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