Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $3,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $9,000,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 9.604 |
Directed By
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Crew
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Tennessee Williams
Gore Vidal
Tennessee Williams
Sam Spiegel
Malcolm Arnold
Buxton Orr
William Hornbeck
Thomas Stanford
Oliver Messel
William Kellner
Jack Hildyard
Michael Walter
Mike Rutter
Fred Mannin
Basil Mannin
Jean Osborne
Oliver Messel
Peter Thornton
Bill Kirby
Scott Slimon
David Aylott
Joan White
Eileen Bates
Charles Nash
Bluey Hill
Patrick Clayton
Jake Wright
Peter Dukelow
Martin Atkinson
Jimmy James
Fred Lacey
Terence Morgan
Francisco Prósper
James Sawyer
Jack Shampan
Tony Woollard
Buster Ambler
John Cox
Eric Vincent
Tom Howard
Gerry Fisher
Archie Dansie
Ceri Davies
Ray Jones
Joan Ellacott
Charles Guerin
Norman Hartnell
Jean Louis
Lily Payne
May Walding
William Hornbeck
John Jympson
John Crome
Ron Pope
Roger Good
Buxton Orr
Elaine Schreyeck
Norma Garment
Midge Warnes
TOP CAST
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
Patricia Marmont
Nurse Benson
Joan Young
Sister Felicity
Maria Britneva
Lucy
Sheila Robbins
Dr. Hockstader's Secretary
David Cameron
Young Blonde Intern
Grace Denbigh Russell
Asylum Patient (uncredited)
Brenda Dunrich
Nurse (uncredited)
Eddie Fisher
Street Urchin (uncredited)
Frank Merlo
Audience Member at Operation (uncredited)
Sheila Raynor
Mother of Young Patient (uncredited)
Beatrice Shaw
Elderly Lady (uncredited)
Florence Stark
Patient (uncredited)
Julián Ugarte
Sebastian Venable (uncredited)
Gore Vidal
Audience Member at Operation (uncredited)
Rita Webb
Asylum Patient (uncredited)
Sandra White
Young Patient (uncredited)
Ian Wilson
Patient (uncredited)
Roberta Woolley
Nurse (uncredited)
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