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Cat on a hot tin roof Cover Image DVD DVD

Cat on a hot tin roof / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; an Avon Production ; Loew's Incorporated ; screen play by Richard Brooks and James Poe ; produced by Lawrence Weingarten ; directed by Richard Brooks.

Brooks, Richard, 1912-1992 (screenwriter,, director.). Poe, James, 1923-1980 (screenwriter.). Weingarten, Lawrence, 1897-1975 (producer.). Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011 (actor.). Newman, Paul, 1925-2008 (actor.). Ives, Burl, 1909-1995 (actor.). Carson, Jack, 1910-1963 (actor.). Anderson, Judith, 1897-1992 (actor.). Sherwood, Madeleine, (actor.). Gates, Larry, 1915-1996 (actor.). Taylor, Vaughn, 1910-1983 (actor.). Daniels, William, 1900-1970 (cinematographer.). Horning, William A., (artistic director.). McCleary, Urie, (artistic director.). Grace, Henry, (set designer.). Priestley, Robert, (set designer.). LeBlanc, Lee, 1913-1988 (production personnel.). Webster, Ferris, 1912-1989 (film editor.). Rose, Helen, 1904-1985 (costume designer.). Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983 Cat on a hot tin roof. (Added Author). Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (Added Author). Avon Productions. (Added Author). Loew's Incorporated. (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Turner Entertainment Co. (Added Author). Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives, Jack Carson, Judith Anderson, Madeleine Sherwood, Larry Gates, Vaughn Taylor. (Cast).

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0790744511
  • ISBN: 9780790744513
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Standard version; Widescreen version.
  • Publisher: Burbank, Calif. : Warner Home Video ; [1999]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally produced in 1958 as motion picture.
Based on the play Cat on a hot tin roof by Tennessee Williams.
Also issued as part of the box set Elizabeth Taylor the signature collection.
Special features: Theatrical trailer.
Formatted Contents Note:
Side A. Standard presentation -- side B. Widescreen presentation.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, William Daniels ; art directors, William A. Horning and Urie McCleary ; set decorations, Henry Grace, Robert Priestley ; special effects, Lee LeBlanc ; assistant director, William Shanks ; film editor, Ferris Webster ; recording supervisor, Wesley C. Miller ; wardrobe by Helen Rose.
Participant or Performer Note:
Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives, Jack Carson, Judith Anderson, Madeleine Sherwood, Larry Gates, Vaughn Taylor.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD; region 1, NTSC; standard version modified to fit screen, widescreen version preserving the aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition, enhanced for widescreen TVs; Dolby digital mono; dual sided disc.
Language Note:
In English or dubbed French with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

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Genre: Dramatic Arts Video.
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Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Potter-Tioga Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Blossburg Memorial Library.

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