Record Details

Catalog Search

Search The Catalog


Cat on a hot tin roof Cover Image DVD

Cat on a hot tin roof [videorecording] / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents an Avon production ; produced by Lawrence Weingarten ; screen play by Richard Brooks and James Poe ; director of photography, William Daniels ; produced by Lawrence Weingarten ; directed by Richard Brooks.

Brooks, Richard, 1912-1992 (Added Author). Poe, James, 1923-1980 (Added Author). Daniels, William, 1895-1970 (Added Author). Weingarten, Lawrence, 1898-1975 (Added Author). Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011 (Added Author). Newman, Paul, 1925-2008 (Added Author). Ives, Burl, 1909-1995 (Added Author). Anderson, Judith, 1897-1992 (Added Author). Carson, Jack, 1910-1963 (Added Author). Sherwood, Madeleine. (Added Author). Gates, Larry, 1915-1996 (Added Author). Taylor, Vaughn, 1910-1983 (Added Author). Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983 Cat on a hot tin roof. (Added Author). Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (Added Author). Avon Productions. (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Brooks, Richard, 1912-1992 (Director, Screenwriter). Poe, James, 1923-1980 (Screenwriter). Weingarten, Lawrence, 1898-1975 (Producer). Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932- (Actor). Newman, Paul, 1925- (Actor). Ives, Burl, 1909-1995 (Actor). Anderson, Judith, Dame, 1898-1992 (Actor). Carson, Jack, 1910-1963 (Actor).

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 079079568X
  • ISBN: 9780790795683
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Deluxe edition, widescreen.
  • Publisher: Burbank, Calif. : Warner Home Video, [2006]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1958.
Based on the play "Cat on a hot tin roof" by Tennessee Williams.
Special features: Commentary by biographer Donald Spoto, author of The kindness of Stranger: the life Tennessee Williams; new featurette Cat on a hot tin roof: playing cat and mouse; theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Art directors, William A. Horning, Urie McCleary ; set decorations, Henry Grace, Robert Priestley ; special effects, Lee LeBlanc ; film editor, Ferris Webster.
Participant or Performer Note:
Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives, Judith Anderson, Jack Carson, Madeleine Sherwood, Larry Gates, Vaughn Taylor.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD; region 1; Dolby digital mono.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned.

Search for related items by subject

Subject: Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983 > Television adaptations.
Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983 > Film adaptations.
Alcoholics > Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983 > Film and video adaptations.
Genre: Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Search for related items by series

Available copies

  • 10 of 13 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Cleveland County Library System.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 13 total copies.
Sort by distance from:
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cleveland County Main Library DVD CAT (Text) 22281500063916 Adult Video Available -