Overview - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Overview

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.

Cast

• Name: Paul Newman

  Character: Brick

  Popularity: 1.5446

  

• Name: Elizabeth Taylor

  Character: Maggie

  Popularity: 1.4067

  

• Name: Burl Ives

  Character: Harvey 'Big Daddy' Pollitt

  Popularity: 0.5359

  

• Name: Judith Anderson

  Character: Big Momma

  Popularity: 0.7115

  

• Name: Jack Carson

  Character: Gooper

  Popularity: 0.445

  

• Name: Madeleine Sherwood

  Character: Mae

  Popularity: 0.4744

  

• Name: Vaughn Taylor

  Character: Deacon Davis

  Popularity: 0.629

  

• Name: Larry Gates

  Character: Dr. Baugh

  Popularity: 0.4626