a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng

a Classification number DVD 001089

a Personal name Brooks, Richard,

d Dates associated with a name 1912-1992

a Title Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

h Medium DVD

a Place of publication, distribution, etc USA

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 1958

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

a Extent 2 DVD

a Playing time 108 min.

a General note Brick, an alcoholic ex-football player, drinks his days away and resists the affections of his wife, Maggie. His reunion with his father, Big Daddy, who is dying of cancer, jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.

a Creation/production credits note Tennessee Williams

a Summary, etc Based on the play by Tennessee Williams: A party is planned for the 65th birthday of family patriarch 'Big Daddy', but not everyone is in a festive mood. Big Daddy's son Brick, a one-time star athlete, has a drinking problem and has become cold towards his wife Maggie, though she still desperately loves him. Brick's older brother Gooper and his wife hope to gain control over Big Daddy's estate. Big Daddy himself is just coming home from a clinic where he has been tested for cancer. When his doctor tells the family the results of the tests, the family's accumulated lies, frustrations, and secrets quickly begin to come out.

a Language note Language(s): English

a Language note Subtitle(s): English, Turkish, Spanish, Italian

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Drama

a Personal name Ives, Burl,

d Dates associated with a name 1909-1995

a Personal name Jack Carson

a Personal name Judith Anderson

a Personal name Larry Gates

a Personal name Madeleine Sherwood

a Personal name Paul Newman

a Personal name Elizabeth Taylor

u Uniform Resource Identifier http://akas.imdb.com/title/tt0051459/

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