Suddenly, Last Summer poster

Suddenly, Last Summer

19591h 54mThriller · Drama · Mystery
directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz

“Suddenly, last summer, Cathy knew she was being used for something evil!”

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7.3 / 10
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7.5 / 10
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54 / 100
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68%

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Synopsis

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.

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