dying and death,depression,individual,suicide,jealousy,husband wife relationship,southern usa,mississippi river,plantation,patriarch,based on play or musical,inheritance,sibling rivalry,brother against brother,cynical,alcoholic,dying father,angry,family conflicts,father son conflict,southern gothic,anxious,daughter–in–law father–in–law relationship,star athlete,cotton plantation,mississippi,authoritarian,condescending

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Richard Brooks
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    Brick Paul Newman
  • Profile picture of Elizabeth Taylor
    Maggie Elizabeth Taylor
  • Profile picture of Burl Ives
    Harvey 'Big Daddy' Pollitt Burl Ives
  • Profile picture of Judith Anderson
    Big Momma Judith Anderson
  • Profile picture of Jack Carson
    Gooper Jack Carson
  • Profile picture of Madeleine Sherwood
    Mae Madeleine Sherwood
  • Profile picture of Vaughn Taylor
    Deacon Davis Vaughn Taylor
  • Profile picture of Larry Gates
    Dr. Baugh Larry Gates

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Keywords

  • dying and death
  • depression
  • individual
  • suicide
  • jealousy
  • husband wife relationship
  • southern usa
  • mississippi river
  • plantation
  • patriarch
  • based on play or musical
  • inheritance
  • sibling rivalry
  • brother against brother
  • cynical
  • alcoholic
  • dying father
  • angry
  • family conflicts
  • father son conflict
  • southern gothic
  • anxious
  • daughter–in–law father–in–law relationship
  • star athlete
  • cotton plantation
  • mississippi
  • authoritarian
  • condescending