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Finest screen version of Tennessee Williams' tale of greed in a Southern family whose patriarch is on his deathbed. Nominated for Best Picture Academy Award!
Original Release
08/29/1958
US Release
08/29/1958
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Elizabeth Taylor | Maggie |
Paul Newman | Brick |
Burl Ives | Big Daddy / Harvey „Big Daddy” Pollitt |
Jack Carson | Gooper |
Judith Anderson | Big Mama / Big Momma |
Madeleine Sherwood | Mae |
Larry Gates | Dr. Baugh |
Vaughn Taylor | Deacon Davis |
Zelda Cleaver | Sookey / Servant |
Brian Corcoran | Boy |
Directors
Writers
Richard Brooks, James Poe, Tennessee Williams
Cast
Name | Character |
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Elizabeth Taylor | Maggie |
Paul Newman | Brick |
Burl Ives | Big Daddy / Harvey „Big Daddy” Pollitt |
Jack Carson | Gooper |
Judith Anderson | Big Mama / Big Momma |
Madeleine Sherwood | Mae |
Larry Gates | Dr. Baugh |
Vaughn Taylor | Deacon Davis |
Zelda Cleaver | Sookey / Servant |
Brian Corcoran | Boy |
Hugh Corcoran | Buster Pollitt / Buster |
Kevin Corcoran | Child |
Patty Ann Gerrity | Dixie |
Bobby Johnson | Pollitt Groom |
Walter Merrill | Party Guest |
Deborah Miller | Trixie |
Robert 'Rusty' Stevens | Sonny Pollitt / Sonny |
Vince Townsend Jr. | Lacey |
Jeane Wood | Party Guest |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Lawrence Weingarten | Producer |
Editors
Trailers
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1959 | Oscar | Best Picture | Nominated |
1959 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
1959 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
1959 | Oscar | Best Director | Nominated |
1959 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | Nominated |
1959 | Oscar | Best Cinematography, Color | Nominated |
1959 | Golden Globe | Best Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |
1959 | Golden Globe | Best Director | Nominated |