Basada en la obra "Un gato sobre el tejado caliente" de Tennesse Williams. Título original: Cat on a hot tin roof. Premios: 1959 Nominada Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Actor in a Leading Role Paul Newman ; 1959 Nominada Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Actress in a Leading Role Elizabeth Taylor ; 1959 Nominada Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Cinematography, Color William H. Daniels ; 1959 Nominada Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Director Richard Brooks ; 1959 Nominada Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Picture Lawrence Weingarten ; 1959 Nominada Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium Richard Brooks y James Poe ; 1959 Nominada BAFTA Film Award British Academy Awards Best Film from any Source ; 1959 Nominada BAFTA Film Award British Academy Awards Best Foreign Actor Paul Newman ; 1959 Nominada BAFTA Film Award British Academy Awards Best Foreign Actress Elizabeth Taylor ; 1959 Ganadora Golden Laurel Laurel Awards Top Female Dramatic Performance Elizabeth Taylor ; 1959 Nominada Golden Laurel Laurel Awards Top Drama ; 1959 Tercer puesto Golden Laurel Laurel Awards Top Male Dramatic Performance Paul Newman ; 1959 Nominada WGA Screen Award Writers Guild of America, USA Best Written American Drama Richard Brooks y James Poe.
Resumen
RESUMEN: Un autoritario terrateniente reúne a su familia para celebrar su cumpleaños tras un reconocimiento médico. En ese momento afloran los problemas y la tensión se hace insoportable.
