The original play "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof" by Tennessee Williams opened at the Morosco Theater in New York on March 24, 1955, ran for 694 performances and was nominated for the 1956 Tony Award (New York City) for the Best Play. The play also won the Pulitzer Prize in Drama in 1955.
The film cast includes two Oscar winners: Jessica Lange and Tommy Lee Jones; and two Oscar nominees: Rip Torn and Kim Stanley.
Final film of actress Kim Stanley.