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Suddenly, Last Summer is a 1959 Southern Gothic mystery film based on the 1958 play of the same name by Tennessee Williams. The film was shot in England, Spain and the Balearic Islands . It was directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and produced by Sam Spiegel from a screenplay by Gore Vidal and Williams with cinematography by Jack Hildyard and ...
Suddenly, Last Summer: Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. With Elizabeth Taylor, Katharine Hepburn, Montgomery Clift, Albert Dekker. A surgeon is assigned the case of a young woman whose aunt wants her lobotomized to cover up a family secret.
Catherine Holly (Elizabeth Taylor) is a young woman institutionalized for a severe emotional disturbance that came about when her cousin, Sebastian Venable, died under questionable circumstances while they were on holiday in Spain a few months earlier.
In this adaptation of Tennessee Williams' play, young socialite Catherine Holly (Elizabeth Taylor) is traumatized and committed after witnessing her cousin's violent death on a trip to Europe.
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Film Details. Awards. Articles & Reviews. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A dowager tries to buy a lobotomy to silence the woman who witnessed her son's murder. Cast & Crew. Read More. Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Director. Elizabeth Taylor. Catherine Holly. Katharine Hepburn. Mrs. [Violet] Venable. Montgomery Clift. Dr. [John] Cukrowicz. Albert Dekker.
Suddenly, Last Summer. A beautiful girl is committed to a mental institution after witnessing the violent death of her cousin. The doctor uses a truth serum on her and confirms his suspicions that her "hallucinations" areindeed fact. The shock causes her wealthy aunt to relapse into unreality. 1,277 IMDb 7.5 1 h 54 min 1959. X-Ray 13+.
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. Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Director. Tennessee Williams. Screenplay. Gore Vidal. Screenplay. Reviews.
