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Suddenly, Last Summer

Suddenly, Last Summer

Suddenly, last summer, Cathy knew she was being used for something evil!

19597.31h 54m

Overview

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.

Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Written by Tennessee Williams, Gore Vidal
Produced by Sam Spiegel
Box OfficeBudget: $3.0MRevenue: $9.0M

Top Cast

Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor

Catherine Holly

Katharine Hepburn

Katharine Hepburn

Violet Venable

Montgomery Clift

Montgomery Clift

Dr. Cukrowicz

Albert Dekker

Albert Dekker

Lawrence Hockstader

Mercedes McCambridge

Mercedes McCambridge

Grace Holly

Gary Raymond

Gary Raymond

George Holly

Mavis Villiers

Mavis Villiers

Miss Foxhill

Patricia Marmont

Patricia Marmont

Nurse Benson

Joan Young

Joan Young

Sister Felicity

Maria Britneva

Maria Britneva

Lucy

Themes & Keywords

operationspainwidowhungerlieturtlepostdysfunctional familymental institutionmemoryhospitalpsychiatristdoctor patient relationshiplobotomybrain surgerygay theme

About Suddenly, Last Summer

Suddenly, Last Summer is a thriller, drama, mystery film released in 1959 exploring themes of operation, spain, widow, hunger, lie, turtle. Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, it stars Elizabeth Taylor, Katharine Hepburn, Montgomery Clift. 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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