Suddenly, Last Summer
Suddenly, last summer, Cathy knew she was being used for something evil!
7.3(317) 1959-12-22 114 minThrillerDramaMystery
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.
Original Music ComposerMalcolm Arnold
DirectorJoseph L. Mankiewicz
ProducerSam Spiegel
ScreenplayTennessee Williams
ScreenplayGore Vidal
Original Music ComposerBuxton Orr
Cast & characters
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
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Maria Britneva
as Lucy
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Sheila Robbins
as Dr. Hockstader's Secretary
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David Cameron
as Young Blonde Intern
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Grace Denbigh Russell
as Asylum Patient (uncredited)
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Brenda Dunrich
as Nurse (uncredited)
Eddie Fisher
as Street Urchin (uncredited)
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Frank Merlo
as Audience Member at Operation (uncredited)
Sheila Raynor
as Mother of Young Patient (uncredited)
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Beatrice Shaw
as Elderly Lady (uncredited)
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Florence Stark
as Patient (uncredited)
Julián Ugarte
as Sebastian Venable (uncredited)
Gore Vidal
as Audience Member at Operation (uncredited)
Rita Webb
as Asylum Patient (uncredited)
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Sandra White
as Young Patient (uncredited)
Ian Wilson
as Patient (uncredited)
