Suddenly, Last Summer
1959
Suddenly, last summer, Cathy knew she was being used for something evil!
Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
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The only son of wealthy widow Violet Venable dies while on vacation with his cousin Catherine. What the girl saw was so horrible that she went insane; now Mrs. Venable wants Catherine lobotomized to cover up the truth.
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- Director
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Written by
- Gore Vidal, Tennessee Williams
- Produced by
- Sam Spiegel
- Composers
- Buxton Orr, Malcolm Arnold
- Cinematographer
- Jack Hildyard
- Editors
- Thomas Stanford, William Hornbeck
- Origin country
- United States
- Production countries
- United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Language
- en
- Rating
- NR
- TMDB
- 7.3/10 (310 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 68% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 54/100
- IMDb
- 7.5/10 (18,282 votes)
Cast
Elizabeth Taylor
Catherine Holly
Katharine Hepburn
Violet Venable
Montgomery Clift
Dr. Cukrowicz
Albert Dekker
Lawrence Hockstader
Mercedes McCambridge
Grace Holly
Gary Raymond
George Holly
Mavis Villiers
Miss Foxhill
Patricia Marmont
Nurse Benson
Joan Young
Sister Felicity
Maria Britneva
Lucy
Sheila Robbins
Dr. Hockstader's Secretary
David Cameron
Young Blonde Intern
Grace Denbigh Russell
Asylum Patient (uncredited)
Brenda Dunrich
Nurse (uncredited)
Eddie Fisher
Street Urchin (uncredited)
Frank Merlo
Audience Member at Operation (uncredited)
Sheila Raynor
Mother of Young Patient (uncredited)
Beatrice Shaw
Elderly Lady (uncredited)
Crew
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Director
Gore Vidal
Screenplay
Tennessee Williams
Screenplay
Sam Spiegel
Producer
Buxton Orr
Original Music Composer
Malcolm Arnold
Original Music Composer
Jack Hildyard
Director of Photography
Thomas Stanford
Editor
William Hornbeck
Editor
Oliver Messel
Production Design
