Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

Calificación de los usuarios:

8.0/10   

Director:

Richard Brooks

Escritores:

Tennessee Williams (play)
Richard Brooks (screenplay) ...

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

20 septiembre 1958 (USA)

Género:

Drama

Frase comercial:

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

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Alcoholic | Cancer | Mississippi | Birthday | Marriage

Premios:

Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 8 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Makes you wish they gave Oscars for ensemble acting.

Reparto

Elizabeth Taylor	...	Margaret 'Maggie the Cat' Pollitt
Paul Newman	...	Brick Pollitt
Burl Ives	...	Harvey 'Big Daddy' Pollitt
Jack Carson	...	Cooper 'Gooper' Pollitt
Judith Anderson	...	Ida 'Big Momma' Pollitt
Madeleine Sherwood	...	Mae Flynn Pollitt
Larry Gates	...	Dr. Baugh
Vaughn Taylor	...	Deacon Davis

También conocida como:

La gata sobre el tejado de zinc (Spain) [es]
Un gato sobre el tejado de cinc (Argentina) [es]

Duración:

108 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Clasificación:

Portugal:M/12 (re-rating) | Spain:18 | Finland:K-3 (2007) | South Korea:15 (DVD rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Canada:PG | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | Netherlands:AL | Portugal:17 | Sweden:15 | USA:Not Rated | West Germany:18 (original rating) | UK:12A (re-rating) (2005) | UK:X (original rating) | UK:15 (video rating) (1987) | UK:15 (video rating)

Locaciones de Filmación:

Coleman Estate, Muttontown, Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York, USA

Compañía:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivialidades:

The original play "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof" by Tennessee Williams opened at the Morosco Theater in New York on March 24, 1955, ran for 694 performances and was nominated for the 1956 Tony Award (New York City) for the Best Play.

Errores:

Continuidad: Maggie removes the gift card from the envelope twice.

Citas:

Margaret "Maggie" Pollitt: You know what I feel like? I feel all the time like a cat on a hot tin roof.
Brick Pollitt: Then jump off the roof, Maggie. Jump off it. Cats jump off roofs and land uninjured. Do it. Jump.
Margaret "Maggie" Pollitt: Jump where? Into what?

Conexiones de Película:

Apareció en Moonwalker (1988)

Banda de Sonido:

Love Theme from Cat On a Hot Tin Roof

Makes you wish they gave Oscars for ensemble acting.

"Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" is truly an actor's movie, and it is one of those rare films where every single actor is perfect.

Paul Newman and Elizabeth Taylor are both brilliant as Brick and Maggie Pollitt, respectively. Not very often is there a screen couple that have the same chemistry together that they do.

Newman, however, steals the show. If you watch "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" for nothing else, watch it for his performance. One of the greatest actors of all time, Newman showcases how powerful an actor he can be. This is not to say the supporting cast isn't excellent. Burl Ives is superb in a supporting role as Big Daddy, a man who's greatest concern is having his legacy live on after him. The sequence with Ives and Newman in the basement of the house remains one of the most incredible displays of acting I have ever seen.

"Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" is a very appropriate title. It is a searing, wonderfully acted film that I will not soon forget. I recommend those who haven't seen it yet to rent it as soon as they get a chance. A true classic.