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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) [NR]

Release Date:
August 29, 1958

Original Title:
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Alternate Titles:
Kocka na rozpalene plechove strese
热铁皮屋顶上的猫
뜨거운 양철 지붕 위의 고양이

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
Avon Productions
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
CZ: U  DE: 12  FR: U  GB: 12A|15  GR: 12  HU: KN  IE: 15  NL: AL|14  PT: M/12  SE: 15  US: NR 

Runtime: 108

Just one pillow on her bed... and just one desire in her heart.

Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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Production

Art Direction:
William A. Horning
Urie McCleary

Assistant Director:
William Shanks

Costume Design:
Helen Rose

Director:
Richard Brooks

Director of Photography:
William H. Daniels

Editor:
Ferris Webster

Hairstylist:
Sydney Guilaroff

Makeup Artist:
William Tuttle

Original Music Composer:
Charles Wolcott

Other:
Charles K. Hagedon

Producer:
Lawrence Weingarten

Recording Supervision:
Wesley C. Miller

Screenplay:
Richard Brooks
James Poe

Set Decoration:
Henry Grace
Robert Priestley

Sound Designer:
Van Allen James

Special Effects:
Lee LeBlanc

Stunts:
Dean Smith

Theatre Play:
Tennessee Williams

Writer:
Tennessee Williams

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