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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

Original title: cat on a hot tin roof
Production: USA|108 min
Dramatic, Romantic, Psychological
Poster of movie Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
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.

Festivals and awards

Oscar 1959 - nomination Best Motion Picture
Assigned to: Lawrence Weingarten
Oscar 1959 - nomination Best Achievement in Directing
Oscar 1959 - nomination Best Adapted Screenplay
Assigned to: James Poe

Origin of the subject

dall'opera teatrale: cat on a hot tin roof (1954, Tennessee Williams)

Direction

Richard BrooksRichard Brooks: regista

Production and Screenplay

Richard BrooksRichard Brooks: sceneggiatore
James Poe: sceneggiatore
Lawrence WeingartenLawrence Weingarten: produttore

Interpreters and Characters

Larry GatesLarry Gates(età:43)
(dr. baugh)
Elizabeth TaylorElizabeth Taylor(età:26)
(margaret "maggie la gatta" pollitt)
Paul NewmanPaul Newman(età:33)
(brick pollitt)
Burl Ives(età:49)
(harvey "big daddy" pollitt)
Jack CarsonJack Carson(età:48)
(cooper "gooper" pollitt, fratello di brick)
Judith AndersonJudith Anderson(età:61)
(ida "big momma" pollitt)
Madeleine SherwoodMadeleine Sherwood(età:36)
(mae flynn pollitt, moglie di cooper)
Vaughn TaylorVaughn Taylor(età:48)
(deacon davis)
Kevin CorcoranKevin Corcoran(età:9)
Madeleine Thornton-sherwood
Brian CorcoranBrian Corcoran(età:7)
Bobby Johnson(età:48)
Zelda Cleaver(età:46)
Jeane WoodJeane Wood(età:49)
Walter Merrill(età:52)
Vince Townsend(età:52)
Robert 'rusty' StevensRobert 'rusty' Stevens(età:10)
Patty ann Gerrity(età:10)
Hugh Corcoran(età:11)

Technical staff

Henry GraceHenry Grace: arredatore
ManFerris Webster: montatore
Helen RoseHelen Rose: costumista
Urie McclearyUrie Mccleary: scenografo
Charles WolcottCharles Wolcott: musiche
Robert Priestley: arredatore
Lee Leblanc: effetti speciali
Sydney GuilaroffSydney Guilaroff: parrucchiere
Maude Spector: casting
William H. DanielsWilliam H. Daniels: direttore della fotografia
William A. HorningWilliam A. Horning: scenografo
William J. tuttleWilliam J. tuttle: truccatore

Voices and Dubbing

Version Italia(1958)

Cesare FantoniCesare Fantoni Voice of Vaughn Taylor
Carlo RomanoCarlo Romano Voice of Jack Carson
Lydia SimoneschiLydia Simoneschi Voice of Judith Anderson
Fiorella BettiFiorella Betti Voice of Elizabeth Taylor
Giuliana Maroni Voice of Madeleine Sherwood
Giuseppe RinaldiGiuseppe Rinaldi Voice of Paul Newman
Amilcare PettinelliAmilcare Pettinelli Voice of Larry Gates
Luigi PaveseLuigi Pavese Voice of Burl Ives