Suddenly, Last Summer
United States • English • 1959 • 1h 54m
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3.79/5·22.4K ratings·6.1K reviewson LetterboxdSynopsis
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.
Credits
Crew
DirectorJoseph L. Mankiewicz
WriterTennessee Williams, Gore Vidal
CinematographerJack Hildyard
ComposerMalcolm Arnold, Buxton Orr
EditorWilliam Hornbeck, Thomas Stanford
ProducerSam Spiegel
Cast
Elizabeth Tayloras Catherine Holly
Katharine Hepburnas Violet Venable