Suddenly, Last Summer
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1959
1h 54m
NR
English
Thriller, Drama, Mystery
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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.
Suddenly, Last Summer
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.
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Cast
Catherine Holly
Violet Venable
Dr. Cukrowicz
Lawrence Hockstader
Grace Holly
George Holly
Miss Foxhill
Nurse Benson
Sister Felicity
Lucy
Dr. Hockstader's Secretary
Young Blonde Intern
Asylum Patient (uncredited)
Nurse (uncredited)
Street Urchin (uncredited)
Audience Member at Operation (uncre...
Mother of Young Patient (uncredited...
Elderly Lady (uncredited)
Patient (uncredited)
Sebastian Venable (uncredited)
Audience Member at Operation (uncre...
Asylum Patient (uncredited)
Young Patient (uncredited)
Patient (uncredited)
Nurse (uncredited)
Directed By: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Written By: Gore Vidal (Screenplay), Tennessee Williams (Screenplay)
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John Chard
6 years ago
Talk is never cheap when sourced from Tennessee Williams.
Millionairess, Violet Venable is obsessed with her now dead son, Sebastian. Sebastian met his untimely end whilst on vacation with his cousin Catharine, an end that has sent Catharine almost to the edge of insanity. Violet, very concerned More
Millionairess, Violet Venable is obsessed with her now dead son, Sebastian. Sebastian met his untimely end whilst on vacation with his cousin Catharine, an end that has sent Catharine almost to the edge of insanity. Violet, very concerned More
JPRetana
2 years ago
Howard Hawks defined a good film as “three good scenes and no bad ones.” Suddenly, Last Summer has four very good scenes dominated by one of the two great great actresses who play the leads – or, in one instance, both.
These are long scenes but never boring, and we are at all times bolted t More
These are long scenes but never boring, and we are at all times bolted t More
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