CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF

Paul Newman, Elizabeth Taylor, Burl Ives

MGM/UA; Directed by Richard Brooks

Not Rated; 108 minutes; 1958

Tennessee Williams' searing account of greed and sexual frustration and its effect on a prominent Southern family. Burl Ives recreates his Broadway role as "Big Daddy." Elizabeth Taylor gives a smoldering performance as Maggie, the rejected wife.