Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

08/29/1958 (US) • 1h 48m

Drama

Just one pillow on her bed... and just one desire in her heart.

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.

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$3,000,000.00

Revenue

$17,570,324.00

Keywords

dying and death

depression

individual

suicide

jealousy

husband wife relationship

southern usa

mississippi river

plantation

patriarch

based on play or musical

inheritance

sibling rivalry

brother against brother

cynical

alcoholic

dying father

family conflict

angry

father son conflict

southern gothic

anxious

daughter–in–law father–in–law relationship

star athlete

cotton plantation

mississippi

authoritarian

condescending

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