Old Movie On The Hot Tin Roof

His reunion with his father big daddy burl ives who is dying of cancer jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.

Old movie on the hot tin roof.

Not rated 1h 48min drama 29 august 1958 usa brick pollitt paul newman an alcoholic ex football player drinks his days away and resists the affections of his wife maggie dame elizabeth taylor. Cat on a hot tin roof 1958 cat on a hot tin roof. Cat on a hot tin roof 1958 plot. It is based on the 1955 pulitzer prize winning play of the same name by tennessee williams and adapted by richard brooks and james poe.

Brick pollitt paul newman an alcoholic ex football player drinks his days away and resists the affections of his wife maggie dame elizabeth taylor. Paul newman elizabeth taylor burl ives jack carson dame judith anderson. Cat on a hot tin roof is a 1958 american drama film directed by richard brooks. The film stars elizabeth taylor paul newman burl ives judith anderson jack carson and madeline sherwood.

Summaries 2 synopsis 1 summaries. Thrilling performances by paul newman elizabeth taylor and burl ives make this adaptation of tennessee williams story about a wealthy plantation owner succumbing to cancer one of the most acclaimed movies in history. The story of conflicts power plays and secrets in a wealthy mississippi family.