Suddenly, Last Summer
292 reviews
Thriller/Drama
1h 54m
1959
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...
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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.
- DirectorJoseph L. Mankiewicz
- Release22 December 1959
- Genre
- Duration1h 54m
- Budget$3,000,000
- Revenue$9,000,000
- Rate292 reviews
- Productions
Horizon Pictures, Academy Pictures Corporation, Camp Films, Columbia Pictures
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

Eddie Fisher
Street Urchin (uncredited)

Sheila Raynor
Mother of Young Patient (uncredited)

Julián Ugarte
Sebastian Venable (uncredited)

Gore Vidal
Audience Member at Operation (uncredited)

Rita Webb
Asylum Patient (uncredited)

Ian Wilson
Patient (uncredited)

Roberta Woolley
Nurse (uncredited)
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