Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

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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  Elizabeth Taylor

  Maggie Pollitt
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  Paul Newman

  Brick Pollitt
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  Burl Ives

  Harvey 'Big Daddy' Pollitt
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  Judith Anderson

  Ida 'Big Mama' Pollitt
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  Jack Carson

  Gooper Pollitt
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  Madeleine Sherwood

  Mae Pollitt
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  Vaughn Taylor

  Deacon Davis
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  Larry Gates

  Dr. Baugh
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  Brian Corcoran

  Boy (uncredited)
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  Robert 'Rusty' Stevens

  Sonny (uncredited)