Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
Suddenly, last summer, Cathy knew she was being used for something evil!
- Released
- Runtime 1h 54m
- Director Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Genres Drama Mystery Thriller
- Rating 7.3/10 (325 votes)
Synopsis
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
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Elizabeth Taylor
as Catherine Holly
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Katharine Hepburn
as Violet Venable
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Montgomery Clift
as Dr. Cukrowicz
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Albert Dekker
as Lawrence Hockstader
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Mercedes McCambridge
as Grace Holly
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Gary Raymond
as George Holly
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Mavis Villiers
as Miss Foxhill
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Patricia Marmont
as Nurse Benson
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Joan Young
as Sister Felicity
- Maria Britneva as Lucy
- Sheila Robbins as Dr. Hockstader's Secretary
- David Cameron as Young Blonde Intern
- Grace Denbigh Russell as Asylum Patient (uncredited)
- Brenda Dunrich as Nurse (uncredited)
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Eddie Fisher
as Street Urchin (uncredited)
- Frank Merlo as Audience Member at Operation (uncredited)
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Sheila Raynor
as Mother of Young Patient (uncredited)
- Beatrice Shaw as Elderly Lady (uncredited)
Crew
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Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Director
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Jack Hildyard
Director of Photography
- Thomas Stanford Editor
- William Hornbeck Editor
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Malcolm Arnold
Original Music Composer
- Buxton Orr Original Music Composer
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Sam Spiegel
Producer
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Tennessee Williams
Screenplay
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Gore Vidal
Screenplay
