Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

1958 American drama film directed by Richard Brooks
Movie film Q713979
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Summary

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (921 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].
  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof's image is recorded as Cat roof.jpg[4].
  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof's director is recorded as Richard Brooks[6].
  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof's screenwriter is recorded as Richard Brooks[7].
  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof's screenwriter is recorded as James Poe[8].
  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof's composer is recorded as Charles Wolcott[9].
  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof's genre is recorded as drama film[10].
  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof's based on is recorded as Cat on a Hot Tin Roof[11].
  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof's cast member is recorded as Elizabeth Taylor[12].
  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof's cast member is recorded as Paul Newman[13].
  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof's cast member is recorded as Burl Ives[14].
  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof's cast member is recorded as Jack Carson[15].
  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof's cast member is recorded as Judith Anderson[16].
  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof's cast member is recorded as Madeleine Sherwood[17].
  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof's cast member is recorded as Vaughn Taylor[18].
  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof's cast member is recorded as Larry Gates[19].
  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof's producer is recorded as Lawrence Weingarten[20].
  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 188595566[21].
  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof's GND ID is recorded as 4210471-3[22].
  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2009031330[23].
  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14868422p[24].
  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof's IdRef ID is recorded as 18409738X[25].
  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof's production company is recorded as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[26].
  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof's production company is recorded as KCET[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof's producer is recorded as Lawrence Weingarten[20]. Its director is recorded as Richard Brooks[6]. Screenwriters include Richard Brooks[7] and James Poe[8]. Cast members include Elizabeth Taylor[12], Paul Newman[13], Burl Ives[14], Jack Carson[15], Judith Anderson[16], and Madeleine Sherwood[17].

Publication

Publication dates include +1958-08-23T00:00:00Z[28], +1958-08-29T00:00:00Z[29], and +1958-12-20T00:00:00Z[30]. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[31]. Its genre is recorded as drama film[10].

Subject and Themes

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof's main subject is recorded as alcoholism[32].

Reception

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3]. Reviews include 97%[33] and 84/100[34].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof's after a work by is recorded as Tennessee Williams[35].

Why It Matters

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (921 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

What awards did Cat on a Hot Tin Roof receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] . wikidata.org.
  27. [33] . wikidata.org.
  28. [34] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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