1958 · 108 min · NR

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Name: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Genre: Drama
Released: 1958
Duration: 108 min
Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives, Judith Anderson, Jack Carson

Directed by Richard Brooks · Drama

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) is a Drama film, directed by Richard Brooks set in Mississippi during the 1950s. It runs 108 minutes and is rated NR.

Themes of family & loyalty, guilt & shame, and mortality & aging play out through single location / bottle.

Composer

Charles Wolcott

Cinematography

William H. Daniels

Cast

Elizabeth TaylorPaul NewmanBurl IvesJudith AndersonJack CarsonMadeleine SherwoodVaughn TaylorLarry Gates

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Mississippi

Setting

Rural

When

1950s

Premise & themes

Themes

Family & Loyalty Guilt & Shame Mortality & Aging

Structure

Single Location / Bottle

Tone

TenseMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist

Ensemble

Pacing

Measured

Based on

Pure Fiction

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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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