Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Richard Brooks (1958)

Synopsis: 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.

Trailer: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof – Original Theatrical Trailer

Why this movie?
It has a young Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman, do we need more reasons?

Where?
Cinemateque Suisse, Room Cinematographe, Casino de Montbenon, Lausanne.

For more information please contact Sandra Amiguet Vercher cinema@iwc-lausanne.org.