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Suddenly, Last Summer

Release Year
1959
Runtime
1h 54m
Genres
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
Directed By
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Suddenly, Last Summer

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.

Cast & Crew

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

Julián Ugarte

Sebastian Venable

Crew

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Director

Gore Vidal

Screenplay

Tennessee Williams

Screenplay

Jack Hildyard

Director of Photography

Malcolm Arnold

Original Music Composer

Buxton Orr

Original Music Composer

Thomas Stanford

Editor

Oliver Messel

Production Design

Oliver Messel

Costume Design

Joan Ellacott

Costume Design

Norman Hartnell

Costume Design

Jean Louis

Costume Design

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