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Director: Richard Brooks
Genre: Psychological Drama, Marriage Drama, Family Drama, Ensemble Film, Drama
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Summary:
This dynamic and commanding adaptation of Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize-winning play focuses on a troubled Southern family and the discord over their dying father's millions. Wealthy plantation owner Big Daddy Pollitt (Burl Ives), celebrating his 65th birthday, is visited by his sons, Brick (Paul Newman) and Gooper (Jack Carson). He has cancer... Full Summary >>

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Cast:
Paul Newman - (Brick Pollitt)
Elizabeth Taylor - (Maggie Pollitt)
Burl Ives - (Big Daddy Pollitt)
Jack Carson - (Gooper Pollitt)
Judith Anderson - (Big Mama Pollitt)
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Review:
Paul Newman's first big success came in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, the 1958 film adaptation of playwright Tennessee Williams' claustrophobic drama. Continue >>

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