Cinematic background from Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 1958 - 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.

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

1958

Drama

Directors:
Richard Brooks
Writers:
Tennessee Williams, Richard Brooks, James Poe
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Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – An older woman wearing a white shirt and a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A man standing in the grass next to an easel; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A man and a woman sitting at a dinner table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – An older man with a beard and a mustache; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – An old photo of an old photo of an old photo of an old photo of an old photo of an old photo of an old photo of an; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A woman holding a piece of paper in front of a man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A woman standing in front of a bed in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A person wearing a gray shirt; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A person wearing a black shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A man sitting on a couch holding a glass of wine; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A woman in a white shirt and a red belt; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A woman with a big smile on top of her face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A person wearing a dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A man and a woman holding a wine glass in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A man in a suit and tie standing next to another man in a suit and tie; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A man sitting on a couch holding a glass of water; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A man and a man in a tie; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A man sitting in the back seat of a vintage car; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A man and a woman standing in the pouring rain; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A person sitting on a couch wearing a dress; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A person wearing a dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A person wearing a dress shirt; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A person sitting on a couch; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A group of people standing in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A woman standing in front of a round mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A person wearing a white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A man and a woman standing in the pouring rain; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A woman sitting on a couch in a living room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A man and a woman sitting at a dining table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A man holding a glass of wine in his hand; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – An older man with a beard and a mustache; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A man and a woman standing in a living room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – Two men are talking in a car in the dark; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – Two women are standing in a living room looking in a mirror; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A man and a woman sitting on a couch talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A man sitting in front of another man in the rain; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A man and a woman are standing in front of a couch; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A man standing in front of a black horse in a field; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A man holding a baseball bat in front of a woman; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A woman sitting on a bed wearing a white dress; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A man in a suit and tie holding a glass of water; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A man and a woman in a bathroom talking to each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – An older man with a beard and mustache holding a pen; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A woman in a white dress sitting on a couch; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of a mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A woman sitting next to a man holding a glass; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A man in a suit and tie holding a cigar; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A man in a suit holding a glass of wine; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A man and a little girl in a living room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A man holding a tray with a drink in his hand; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – Two men sitting in front of each other holding a glass of wine; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A car driving down a dirt road near a fence; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – Two men sitting on a chair in a living room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A woman sitting on a couch next to another woman; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A man sitting in the driver's seat of an old car; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A man laying on a couch holding a glass of water; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A man and a woman hugging in a room; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A man in a suit and tie walking through a door way in the pouring rain; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – An older man in a suit and hat is stepping off of an airplane; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A man holding a glass in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A man and a woman looking at each other in a doorway; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – An older man and a younger woman are talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – An older man with a beard and mustache; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A man taking a picture of a woman in a white dress; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A woman with a surprised look on her face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A man and a woman standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A group of people standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A person holding a glass of water; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A person laying on a couch holding a brush; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A man holding a napkin in his hands; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A man and a woman in formal wear talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A man and a woman kissing in front of a door; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A woman sitting in front of a round mirror; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958), directed by Richard Brooks – A man standing in front of a wall with pictures on the wall; Close Up shot, Low angle