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.
Additional Information
Subjects |
Inheritance and succession
-- Drama.
Fathers and sons -- Drama. Terminally ill -- Drama. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
Publisher | [Place of publication not identified] : Burbank, CA :Turner Entertainment ;2006 Distributed by Warner Home Video, |
Edition | Deluxe ed., widescreen version. |
Other Titles | Cat on a hot tin roof. |
Contributors |
Williams, Tennessee,
1911-1983. Cat on a hot tin roof.
Brooks, Richard, 1912-1992. Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011. Newman, Paul, 1925-2008. Ives, Burl, 1909-1995. Anderson, Judith, 1897-1992. Carson, Jack, 1910-1963. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Avon Productions. Turner Entertainment Co. Warner Home Video (Firm) |
Participants/Performers |
Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives, Judith Anderson, Jack Carson. |
Audience |
Not rated. |
Language |
English French Spanish Includes English and French language tracks, with optional English, French and Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
Notes |
DVD release of the motion picture originally produced in 1958. Based on the play "Cat on a hot tin roof" by Tennesse Williams. Special features: Commentary by biographer Donald Spoto, author of The kindness of Stranger: the life Tennessee Williams; new featurette Cat on a hot tin roof: playing cat and mouse; theatrical trailer. |
System Details |
DVD; Dolby digital mono; Region 1. |
Description |
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
ISBN | 079079568X |
Other | Classic View |