Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (DVD)

Directed by Richard Brooks

Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives, Jack Carson, Judith Anderson, Madeline Sherwood, Larry Gates, Vaughan Taylor, Patty Ann Gerrity, Vaughn Taylor, Madeleine Sherwood
Contributors: Lawrence Weingarten, Richard Brooks, Ferris Webster, William Daniels, James Poe, Charles Wolcott, Tennessee Williams
Studio: Warner Bros. Home Ent.
Genre: Modern Classic
Main Language: English
Subtitles: English, French, Italian, Dutch, Arabic, (See full list) Spanish, Portuguese, German, Romanian, Bulgarian (See less)
Dubbing Language: French, Italian
Region: Region 2
Release Date: 9 Mar 2026
Originally Issued: 1958
No of Discs: 1
BBFC Cert: (15) Suitable for 15 years and over.
Run Time: 103 minutes

Description

Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman star in this classic drama based on Tennessee Williams' play. The story follows events which transpire one long, hot Southern evening when the family of plantation patriarch Big Daddy (Burl Ives) gathers in Mississippi to celebrate his 65th birthday, despite his ailing health. Both of Big Daddy's sons are there for the party but only one of them - lawyer Gooper (Jack Carson) - is keen to inherit the family fortune; the other, Brick (Newman), a former high school athlete-turned-alcoholic, wants nothing to do with the family.

Nevertheless, Brick's wife Maggie (Taylor) would like to see some of the money, believing that it might offer some recompense for the coldness of her marriage. As the night wears on, the temperature rises, skeletons emerge from closets, and the family tensions get closer and closer to breaking point.

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