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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958 film)

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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958 film)

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a 1958 American drama film directed by Richard Brooks (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.

Infobox

Directed by
Richard Brooks
Screenplay by
mw- Richard Brooks James Poe
Based on
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof1955 playby Tennessee Williams
Produced by
Lawrence Weingarten
Starring
Elizabeth Taylor Paul Newman Burl Ives Jack Carson Judith Anderson
Cinematography
William Daniels
Edited by
Ferris Webster
Music by
Charles Wolcott (uncredited)
Productioncompany
Avon Productions
Distributed by
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates
August 23, 1958 (1958-08-23) (Boston) August 27, 1958 (1958-08-27) (United States)
Running time
108 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$2.3 million
Box office
$11.2 million

Tables

· Reception › Awards and nominations
Academy Awards
Academy Awards
Award
Academy Awards
Category
Best Motion Picture
Nominee(s)
Lawrence Weingarten
Result
Nominated
Best Director
Best Director
Award
Best Director
Category
Richard Brooks
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Best Actor
Best Actor
Award
Best Actor
Category
Paul Newman
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Best Actress
Best Actress
Award
Best Actress
Category
Elizabeth Taylor
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium
Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium
Award
Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium
Category
Richard Brooks and James Poe
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Best Cinematography – Color
Best Cinematography – Color
Award
Best Cinematography – Color
Category
William Daniels
Nominee(s)
Nominated
British Academy Film Awards
British Academy Film Awards
Award
British Academy Film Awards
Category
Best Film from any Source
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Best Foreign Actor
Best Foreign Actor
Award
Best Foreign Actor
Category
Paul Newman
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Best Foreign Actress
Best Foreign Actress
Award
Best Foreign Actress
Category
Elizabeth Taylor
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Directors Guild of America Awards
Directors Guild of America Awards
Award
Directors Guild of America Awards
Category
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Nominee(s)
Richard Brooks
Result
Nominated
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Award
Golden Globe Awards
Category
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Best Director – Motion Picture
Best Director – Motion Picture
Award
Best Director – Motion Picture
Category
Richard Brooks
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Laurel Awards
Laurel Awards
Award
Laurel Awards
Category
Top Drama
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Top Male Dramatic Performance
Top Male Dramatic Performance
Award
Top Male Dramatic Performance
Category
Paul Newman
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Top Female Dramatic Performance
Top Female Dramatic Performance
Award
Top Female Dramatic Performance
Category
Elizabeth Taylor
Nominee(s)
Won
National Board of Review Awards
National Board of Review Awards
Award
National Board of Review Awards
Category
Top Ten Films
Nominee(s)
6th Place
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
Award
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
Category
Best Director
Nominee(s)
Richard Brooks
Result
Nominated
Online Film & Television Association Awards
Online Film & Television Association Awards
Award
Online Film & Television Association Awards
Category
Hall of Fame – Motion Picture
Nominee(s)
Won
Writers Guild of America Awards
Writers Guild of America Awards
Award
Writers Guild of America Awards
Category
Best Written American Drama
Nominee(s)
Richard Brooks and James Poe
Result
Nominated
Award
Category
Nominee(s)
Result
Academy Awards
Best Motion Picture
Lawrence Weingarten
Nominated
Best Director
Richard Brooks
Nominated
Best Actor
Paul Newman
Nominated
Best Actress
Elizabeth Taylor
Nominated
Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium
Richard Brooks and James Poe
Nominated
Best Cinematography – Color
William Daniels
Nominated
British Academy Film Awards
Best Film from any Source
Nominated
Best Foreign Actor
Paul Newman
Nominated
Best Foreign Actress
Elizabeth Taylor
Nominated
Directors Guild of America Awards
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Richard Brooks
Nominated
Golden Globe Awards
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Nominated
Best Director – Motion Picture
Richard Brooks
Nominated
Laurel Awards
Top Drama
Nominated
Top Male Dramatic Performance
Paul Newman
Nominated
Top Female Dramatic Performance
Elizabeth Taylor
Won
National Board of Review Awards
Top Ten Films
6th Place
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
Best Director
Richard Brooks
Nominated
Online Film & Television Association Awards
Hall of Fame – Motion Picture
Won
Writers Guild of America Awards
Best Written American Drama
Richard Brooks and James Poe
Nominated

References

  1. The Eddie Mannix Ledger
  2. Variety
    https://archive.org/details/variety211-1958-08/page/n71/mode/2up?view=theater
  3. Harrison's Reports
  4. Variety
    https://archive.org/details/variety205-1957-02/page/n235/mode/1up?
  5. Hollywood speaks; an oral history
    https://archive.org/details/hollywoodspeaks00mike/page/179/mode/1up?
  6. Variety
    https://archive.org/details/variety207-1957-06/page/n1/mode/1up
  7. The Charlotte Observer
    https://search.worldcat.org/issn/2331-7221
  8. "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) – Trivia"
    https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/2768/cat-on-a-hot-tin-roof#trivia
  9. Parish, Mank & Stanke 1978, p. 326.
    https://archive.org/details/hollywoodbeautie00pari/page/326
  10. Movie
    https://archive.org/details/Movie_012_1965-Spring/page/n9/mode/1up?
  11. Parish, Mank & Stanke 1978, p. 329.
    https://archive.org/details/hollywoodbeautie00pari/page/328
  12. The Boston Globe
  13. Motion Picture Daily
    https://ia902708.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?zip=/9/items/motionpicturedai84unse/motionpicturedai84unse_jp2.zip&file=motionpicturedai84unse_jp2/motionpicturedai84unse_0202.jp2&scale=2&rotate=0
  14. Variety
    https://archive.org/details/variety212-1958-09/page/n81/mode/1up
  15. Variety
    http://www.archive.org/stream/variety212-1958-10#page/n75/mode/1up
  16. Variety
    http://www.archive.org/stream/variety212-1958-10#page/n75/mode/1up
  17. Variety
    http://www.archive.org/stream/variety212-1958-10#page/n75/mode/1up
  18. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2012/sep/30/cat-on-a-hot-tin-roof
  19. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/1958/09/19/archives/the-fur-flies-in-cat-on-a-hot-tin-roof-talent-galore-found-in-music.html
  20. The Washington Post
    https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0190-8286
  21. Los Angeles Times
    https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0458-3035
  22. The New Yorker
    https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0028-792X
  23. The Monthly Film Bulletin
    https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0027-0407
  24. Filmink
    https://www.filmink.com.au/what-makes-a-financially-successful-tennessee-williams-film/
  25. Screened Out: Playing Gay in Hollywood from Edison to Stonewall
  26. Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide
  27. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
    https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/cat_on_a_hot_tin_roof_1958
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