Film · Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
Suddenly, last summer, Cathy knew she was being used for something evil!
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.
- Director
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Writers
- Tennessee Williams, Gore Vidal
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Release date
- December 22, 1959
Cast
Elizabeth TaylorCatherine Holly
Katharine HepburnViolet Venable
Montgomery CliftDr. Cukrowicz
Albert DekkerLawrence Hockstader
Mercedes McCambridgeGrace Holly
Gary RaymondGeorge Holly
Mavis VilliersMiss Foxhill
Patricia MarmontNurse Benson
Joan YoungSister Felicity- Maria BritnevaLucy
- Sheila RobbinsDr. Hockstader's Secretary
- David CameronYoung Blonde Intern
- Grace Denbigh RussellAsylum Patient (uncredited)
- Brenda DunrichNurse (uncredited)
Eddie FisherStreet Urchin (uncredited)- Frank MerloAudience Member at Operation (uncredited)
Sheila RaynorMother of Young Patient (uncredited)- Beatrice ShawElderly Lady (uncredited)
- Florence StarkPatient (uncredited)
Julián UgarteSebastian Venable (uncredited)
