Suddenly, Last Summer
1959 · TMDB 7.3
Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
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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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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- Runtime
- 114 min
- Released
- 1959-12-22
- Studio
- Horizon Pictures
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 7.3
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Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Director
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Tennessee Williams
Writer
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Gore Vidal
Writer
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Elizabeth Taylor
Catherine Holly
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Katharine Hepburn
Violet Venable
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Montgomery Clift
Dr. Cukrowicz
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Albert Dekker
Lawrence Hockstader
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Mercedes McCambridge
Grace Holly
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Gary Raymond
George Holly
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Mavis Villiers
Miss Foxhill
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Patricia Marmont
Nurse Benson