| Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | |
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| Directed by | Richard Brooks |
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| Based on | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 1955 play by Tennessee Williams |
| Produced by | Lawrence Weingarten |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | William Daniels |
| Edited by | Ferris Webster |
| Music by | Charles Wolcott (uncredited) |
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| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2.3 million[2] |
| Box office | $11,285,000[2] |
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a 1958 American drama film directed by Richard Brooks[3][4] (who co-wrote the screenplay with James Poe) based on the 1955 Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name by Tennessee Williams. The film stars Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives, Jack Carson and Judith Anderson.
Well-received by both critics and audiences, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof was MGM's most successful release of 1958, and became the third highest-grossing film of that year.
- ^ "M-G-M Sets 'Cat' for 100 Labor Day Dates". Motion Picture Daily. August 13, 1958. p. 2. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ^ a b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ^ "Film Reviews". Variety. August 13, 1958. p. 6. ISSN 0042-2738 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' with Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman and Burl Ives". Harrison's Reports. August 16, 1958. p. 130.