Suddenly, Last Summer

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.

Movie details

Release date

1959

Runtime

1h 54m

Genres

Thriller, Drama, Mystery

Status

Released

Original language

EN

Country

United Kingdom, United States of America

Director

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Production

Horizon Pictures, Academy Pictures Corporation, Camp Films

Budget

$3,000,000

Revenue

$9,000,000

Cast

Elizabeth Taylor

Catherine Holly

Katharine Hepburn

Violet Venable

Montgomery Clift

Dr. Cukrowicz

Albert Dekker

Lawrence Hockstader

Mercedes McCambridge

Grace Holly

Gary Raymond