Cat on a Hot Tin Roof ★★★½ 1958 Tennessee Williams' powerful play about greed and deception in a patriarchal Southern family. Big Daddy (Ives) is dying. Members of the family greedily attempt to capture his inheritance, tearing the family apart. Taylor is a sensual wonder as Maggie the Cat, though the more controversial elements of the play were toned down for the film version. Intense, believable performances from Ives and Newman. 108m/C VHS, DVD. Paul Newman, Burl Ives, Elizabeth Taylor, Jack Carson, Judith Anderson;
Director:
Richard Brooks;
Writer:
Richard Brooks, James Poe;
Writer:
William H. Daniels.
