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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 29, 1958

Runtime

1h 48m

Genres

Drama

User Score

76%

Original Title

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Production Companies

Avon Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Director

Richard Brooks

Budget

$3,000,000

Revenue

$17,570,324

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.