

Suddenly, Last Summer
1959 Directed by Joseph L. MankiewiczThe 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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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
Director
...........................................................Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Producer
...........................................................Sam Spiegel
Assistant Director
...........................................................Bluey Hill
Editor
...........................................................Thomas Stanford
Art Direction
...........................................................William Kellner
Original Music Composer
...........................................................Malcolm Arnold
Screenplay
...........................................................Tennessee Williams
Production Companies
...................................................Horizon Pictures
Academy Pictures Corporation
Camp Films
Columbia Pictures
Production Countries
........................................................United Kingdom
United States of America
Spoken Languages
....................................................English
Genres
....................................................Thriller
Drama
Mystery
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