Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958 film)

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
	Theatrical release poster by Reynold Brown
Directed by	Richard Brooks
Screenplay by	Richard Brooks; James Poe;
Based on	Cat on a Hot Tin Roof; 1955 play; by 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)
Production; company	Avon Productions
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	August 27, 1958 (United States);
Running time	108 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$2.3 million
Box office	$17.6 million

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a 1958 American drama film directed by Richard Brooks,^[3]^[4] 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.

^ "M-G-M Sets 'Cat' for 100 Labor Day Dates". Motion Picture Daily. August 13, 1958. p. 2. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
^ ^a ^b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
^ "Film Reviews". Variety. August 13, 1958. p. 6. ISSN 0042-2738 – via Internet Archive.
^ "'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' with Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman and Burl Ives". Harrison's Reports. August 16, 1958. p. 130.