- Actors: Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives, Jack Carson, Judith Anderson
- Directors: Richard Brooks
- Writers: Richard Brooks, James Poe, Tennessee Williams
- Producers: Lawrence Weingarten
- Format: PAL
- Language German, English, Spanish
- Subtitles: German, English, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Polish, Greek, Norwegian, Czech, Turkish, Hungarian, Icelandic, Croatian, French, Italian
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
- Classification: 12
- Run Time: 108 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00005CDBM
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 226,896 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof offers a smouldering, angry Elizabeth Taylor as Maggie, the feline in question. Paul Newman is her ex-athlete husband, Brick Pollitt, an alcoholic who frustrates and disappoints his wife and his overbearing father, Burl Ives, the vulgar patriarch of this positively Gothic Southern family whose children return to the nest like vultures when they learn he is dying of cancer. Infidelities, addictions, latent homosexuality, depression, unrequited love and mendacity are woven into this powerful adaptation of Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Though it was somewhat whitewashed by Hollywood, the sentiment remains powerful due to the provocative performances. The film was nominated for several Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor and Actress for Newman and Taylor. --Rochelle O'Gorman, Amazon.com
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Paul Newman is great here and together with Elizabeth Taylor he has some great scenes. Burt Ives as Big Daddy has a nice performance as well and Madeleine Sherwood does a very good job by creating one of the most annoying characters I have seen in the movies. Her whining Mae is hated by everyone and we totally understand why. With a movie where there is this much talking and the story line is mostly talking about things rather than experience them the actors are very important and do a very good job.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Throbs with hot sexual undertones,that are not in your face or overt. The acting can not be rated enough, if you haven't watched this film, go rent it and watch it now. Taylor and Newman at their best!
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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There is no denying that Taylor and Paul Newman are ideally cast and in their prime, while Burl Ives gives the oerformance of a lifetime as Big Daddy, who is dying from cancer. Judith Anderson pulls out all the stops as Big Momma, his wife, and Jack Carson and Madeleine Sherwood are terrific as Rick's envious sibling and his rapacious wife. But it does skirt delicately round, when not ignoring completely, the reason why Rick won't sleep with Maggie, the cat on that tin roof. In some ways it improves the play, which has a long opening scene with Maggie ranting, much cut here, but it remains classic Hollywood fudge - something that pretends to be what it is not. However Williams is well enough served, Taylor, a limited actress but good in the right part, and this was the right part, was at her loveliest, while Newman is simply sex on legs - eat your hearts out Brad Pitt and that man who currently plays 007.
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
I love this film so much and highly recommend it. I bought it about 2 months back and watched it so many times already, the acting from Paul Newman and Elizabeth Taylor is... Read more
Published 2 months ago by ClassicFilmFan2011
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a classy classic movie another great film buy miss taylor both me and my wife love this movie great price as well
Published 5 months ago by shidoshi
cat on a hot tin roof
a great late 1950s movie with superb acting all round classy set design and glossy metrocolour cinematography.the region 1 dvd is worth going for. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Jess Milne
A classic
I really liked this film i got it because i had bought Cleopatra with Elizabeth Taylor is now one of my favourite films. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Miss Alison Erskine
Must buy must see
Absolutely brilliant acting all round, with an excellent story line behind. This movie is engrossing, engaging and hugely enjoyable. Recommended to everyone of all ages!
Published 12 months ago by M. G. Marinoni
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Published 13 months ago by misterm
A castrated adaptation
A lot of people rave about this film. They probably haven't read (or seen in the theater) Tennessee's actual play. If they had they would cringe at this adaptation! Read more
Published 14 months ago by x iLeon
Good film in a strange package
This is a high-quality DVD of a classic film - yes, the screenplay fudges the Brick/Skipper relationship, but the actors are excellent (Burl Ives in particular delivers a much more... Read more
Published 15 months ago by David H. Bebbington
A Classic
I won't go into the differences to this and the original play that Tennessee Williams wrote as most people are surely aware of these, and the reason why, due to censorship laws. Read more
Published 21 months ago by M. Dowden
amazing film
If you want to see Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman at their best in an amazing play then get this.
Published on 19 May 2010 by Mr. M. Franzkowiak
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