Based on the book! Films @6:00: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958; 108mins.) Brick (Paul Newman), an alcoholic ex-football player, drinks his days away and resists the affections of his wife, Maggie (Elizabeth Taylor). His reunion with his father, Big Daddy, who is dying of cancer, jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son. Directed by Richard Brooks. Based on the play by Tennessee Williams.