改编自1955年获得普利策奖的戏剧作品，描写布雷克在由对一切都灰心不存任何想法的情况下，重拾对妻子、家庭、生活的热爱及信心，一系列心理微妙变化，都刻划得极度为仔细。片中鲜明的情感和激烈的对白如同暴风雨一般，而精湛的表演和成长的主题则使影片的票房火爆。

   "Im not living with you," Maggie snaps at Brick. "We occupy the same cage, that's all." The raw emotions and crackling dialogue of Tennessee Williams' 1955 Pulitzer Prize play rumble like a thunderstorm in this film version, whose fiery performances and grown-up themes made it one of 1958's top box-office hits. Paul Newman earned his first Oscar?nomination as troubled ex-sports hero Brick. In a performance that marked a transition to richer adult roles, Elizabeth Taylor snagged her second. Her Maggie the Cat is a vivid portrait of passionate loyalty. Nominated for six Academy  Awards?including Best Picture and also starring Burl Ives (repeating his Broadway triumph as mendacity-loathing Big Daddy), Judith Anderson and Jack Carson, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof sizzles.