# Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

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**Runtime**: 108 min
**Genres**: Drama
**Directed by**: Richard Brooks
**Written by**: James Poe, Richard Brooks
**Starring**: Paul Newman, Elizabeth Taylor, Burl Ives, Judith Anderson, Jack Carson, Madeleine Sherwood

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

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Tennessee Williams meets Southern Gothic. An ex-football player struggles with his past and desires. Paul Newman carries this 50s era drama.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, tender

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