Suddenly, Last Summer (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 wants Catherine lobotomized to cover up the truth.
- Released
- 1959-12-22
- Genres
- Thriller, Drama, Mystery
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Gore Vidal, Tennessee Williams
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 from 330 votes
Cast
- Elizabeth Taylor as Catherine Holly
- Katharine Hepburn as Violet Venable
- Montgomery Clift as Dr. Cukrowicz
- Albert Dekker as Lawrence Hockstader
- Mercedes McCambridge as Grace Holly
- Gary Raymond as George Holly
- Mavis Villiers as Miss Foxhill
- Patricia Marmont as Nurse Benson
- Joan Young as Sister Felicity
- Maria Britneva as Lucy
- Sheila Robbins as Dr. Hockstader's Secretary
- David Cameron as Young Blonde Intern