The read
A Balasaur Score of 83 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 97%, Metacritic 84/100. Scores higher than 87% of the 679 1950s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes97%
Metacritic84/100
866 audience votes
Key crew
- Richard BrooksDirector
- Richard BrooksScreenplay
- James PoeScreenplay
- Charles WolcottOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Elizabeth TaylorMaggie Pollitt
- Paul NewmanBrick Pollitt
- Burl IvesHarvey 'Big Daddy' Pollitt
- Judith AndersonIda 'Big Mama' Pollitt
- Jack CarsonGooper Pollitt
- Madeleine SherwoodMae Pollitt
- Vaughn TaylorDeacon Davis
- Larry GatesDr. Baugh
- Brian CorcoranBoy (uncredited)
- Zelda CleaverSookey (uncredited)
- Robert 'Rusty' StevensSonny (uncredited)
- Hugh CorcoranBuster (uncredited)
Stills
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Themes
dying and deathdepressionindividualsuicidejealousyhusband wife relationshipsouthern usamississippi riverplantationpatriarchbased on play or musicalinheritance
The Best Movies of the 1950s
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