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Cat On A Hot Tin Roof

Date: 1958
Type: Drama
Rating: 4 Stars 4/5
Colour: Yes
Director: Richard Brooks
Producer:

Comment/Synopsis

Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman are the husband and wife with whose marital tensions are played out against a background of the southern USA. This is Tennesse Williams play transferred to film, with some changes, but the film is made by the performances of Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman.

Actors


Elizabeth TaylorElizabeth Taylor
Paul NewmanPaul Newman
Burl IvesBurl Ives
Jack CarsonJack Carson
Judith AndersonJudith Anderson
Madeleine Sherwood
Larry Gates
Vaughn Taylor

Oscars

Nomination - Best Picture
Nomination - Best Actor - Paul Newman
Nomination - Best Actress - Elizabeth Taylor
Nomination - Best Director - Richard Brooks
Nomination - Writing
Production
For Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Cat On A Hot Tin Roof