Suddenly, Last Summer
Released
December 22, 1959
Runtime: 1h 54m
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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Cast & Crew
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
- MB
Maria Britneva
Lucy
- SR
Sheila Robbins
Dr. Hockstader's Secretary
- DC
David Cameron
Young Blonde Intern
- GR
Grace Denbigh Russell
Asylum Patient (uncredited)
- BD
Brenda Dunrich
Nurse (uncredited)
Eddie Fisher
Street Urchin (uncredited)
- FM
Frank Merlo
Audience Member at Operation (uncredited)
Sheila Raynor
Mother of Young Patient (uncredited)
- BS
Beatrice Shaw
Elderly Lady (uncredited)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Director
Tennessee Williams
Screenplay
Gore Vidal
Screenplay
Media
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