An alcoholic ex-football player drinks his days away, having failed to come to terms with his sexuality and his real feelings for his football buddy who died after an ambiguous accident. His wife is crucified by her desperation to make him desire her: but he resists the affections of his wife. His reunion with his father—who is dying of cancer—jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.
Paul Newman
as Brick
Elizabeth Taylor
as Maggie
Burl Ives
as Harvey 'Big Daddy' Pollitt
Judith Anderson
as Big Momma
Jack Carson
as Gooper
Madeleine Sherwood
as Mae
Vaughn Taylor
as Deacon Davis
Larry Gates
as Dr. Baugh
Brian Corcoran
as Boy
Zelda Cleaver
as Servant
Robert 'Rusty' Stevens
as Sonny Pollitt
Hugh Corcoran
as Buster Pollitt
