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 | 9.098 |
Directed By
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Crew
Thomas Stanford
William Kellner
Malcolm Arnold
Tennessee Williams
Tennessee Williams
Gore Vidal
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Sam Spiegel
William Hornbeck
Buxton Orr
Oliver Messel
Jack Hildyard
Michael Walter
Mike Rutter
Basil Mannin
Fred Mannin
Jean Osborne
Oliver Messel
Peter Thornton
Bill Kirby
Jake Wright
David Aylott
Ceri Davies
Ray Jones
Jean Louis
Lily Payne
Norma Garment
Archie Dansie
Patrick Clayton
Jack Shampan
Joan Ellacott
James Sawyer
Gerry Fisher
May Walding
Jimmy James
Tony Woollard
Buxton Orr
Midge Warnes
Martin Atkinson
Elaine Schreyeck
Scott Slimon
Joan White
Fred Lacey
Terence Morgan
Eric Vincent
Tom Howard
Bluey Hill
Buster Ambler
John Cox
Eileen Bates
William Hornbeck
John Crome
Ron Pope
Peter Dukelow
Francisco Prósper
Charles Guerin
Norman Hartnell
John Jympson
Roger Good
Charles Nash
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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