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Tennessee Williams' powerful play about greed and deception in a patriarchal Southern family. Big Daddy is dying. Members of the family greedily attempt to capture his inheritance, tearing the family apart.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Avon, Turner Entertainment Co, Warner Bros. Entertainment
Other Authors: Brooks, Richard, 1912-1992, Poe, James, 1923-1980, Weingarten, Lawrence, 1897-1975, Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011, Newman, Paul, 1925-2008, Ives, Burl, 1909-1995, Anderson, Judith, 1897-1992, Carson, Jack, 1910-1963, Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Language Notes:Closed-captioned. English or French soundtracks with optional subtitles in French, English or Spanish.
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Turner Entertainment : Warner Bros. Entertainment, [2006]
Edition:Deluxe ed.
Subjects:
Deception > Drama.
Death > Drama.
Muerte > Teatro.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Description
Summary:Tennessee Williams' powerful play about greed and deception in a patriarchal Southern family. Big Daddy is dying. Members of the family greedily attempt to capture his inheritance, tearing the family apart.
Item Description:Originally produced as a motion picture in 1958.
Based on the play "Cat on a hot tin roof" by Tennessee Williams.
Widescreen presentation.
Dual-layer format.
Special features include: Commentary by biographer Donald Spoto; featurette Cat on a hot tin roof: playing cat and mouse; theatrical trailer.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; region 1; Dolby Digital mono.
Awards:National Board of Review Awards '58: 10 Best Films of the Year.
Production Credits:Director of photography, William Daniels ; film editor, Ferris Webster.
ISBN:079079568X
9780790795683