Die Katze auf dem heißen Blechdach (1958)
Der reiche Plantagenbesitzer Big Daddy versammelt zu seinem 65. Geburtstag die ganze Familie auf seinem herrschaftlichen Anwesen. Was der alte Mann nicht ahnt: Er hat Krebs und seine gesamte Verwandtschaft versucht nun, sich das umfangreiche Erbe zu sichern. Der Beginn einer Auseinandersetzung zwischen den Familienmitgliedern, die tragisch endet ...
Der Regisseur:
Richard Brooks
Die Autor:
Richard Brooks, James Poe.
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Paul Newman as Brick |
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Elizabeth Taylor as Maggie |
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Burl Ives as Harvey 'Big Daddy' Pollitt |
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Judith Anderson as Big Momma |
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Jack Carson as Gooper |
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Madeleine Sherwood as Mae |
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Vaughn Taylor as Deacon Davis |
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Larry Gates as Dr. Baugh |
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Brian Corcoran as Boy |
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Zelda Cleaver as Servant |
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Robert 'Rusty' Stevens as Sonny Pollitt |
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Hugh Corcoran as Buster Pollitt |
| Crew | Lee LeBlanc | Special Effects |
| Writing | Tennessee Williams | Theatre Play |
| Directing | Richard Brooks | Director |
| Editing | Ferris Webster | Editor |
| Sound | Van Allen James | Sound Designer |
| Art | Robert Priestley | Set Decoration |
| Art | Henry Grace | Set Decoration |
| Production | Lawrence Weingarten | Producer |
| Writing | Richard Brooks | Screenplay |
| Writing | James Poe | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helen Rose | Costume Design |
| Sound | Charles Wolcott | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Dean Smith | Stunts |
| Camera | William H. Daniels | Director of Photography |
| Art | Urie McCleary | Art Direction |
| Directing | William Shanks | Assistant Director |
| Art | William A. Horning | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sydney Guilaroff | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | William Tuttle | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Charles K. Hagedon | Other |
| Sound | Wesley C. Miller | Recording Supervision |