divineandmajesticinone:CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF (1958), dir. Richard Brooks“It was originally set to be
divineandmajesticinone:CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF (1958), dir. Richard Brooks“It was originally set to be filmed in black-and-white, until director Richard Brooks insisted on shooting in color to highlight the famous jewel-toned eyes of Paul Newman and Elizabeth Taylor. Cinematographer William H. Daniels takes full advantage of the beauty of these leads, lighting them better than they had been before.” [Angelica Jade Bastién, The Contradictory Power of ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’, The Village Voice, November 16, 2016] -- source link