Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)

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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.

Updated May 10 2020

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1959-12-22

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Runtime: 114 mins Budget: $3,000,000 Rating: 7.3 Tag Line: Suddenly, last summer, Cathy knew she was being used for something evil!

Cast

Albert Dekker

Dr. Lawrence J. Hockstader

Elizabeth Taylor

Catherine Holly

Katharine Hepburn

Mrs. Violet Venable

Gore Vidal

Audience Member at Operation

Montgomery Clift

Dr. Cukrowicz

Mercedes McCambridge

Mrs. Grace Holly

Gary Raymond

George Holly

Joan Young

Sister Felicity