Suddenly, Last Summer backdrop

Suddenly, Last Summer 1959 Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz

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

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.

Country USA
Production Countries United Kingdom , USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Budget $3,000,000
Revenue $9,000,000
Release Date 22 December 1959
114 mins
Cast
Elizabeth Taylor Catherine Holly
Katharine Hepburn Violet Venable
Montgomery Clift Dr. Cukrowicz
Albert Dekker Lawrence Hockstader
Gary Raymond George Holly
Mavis Villiers Miss Foxhill
Patricia Marmont Nurse Benson
Joan Young Sister Felicity
Sheila Robbins Dr. Hockstader's Secretary
David Cameron Young Blonde Intern
Grace Denbigh Russell Asylum Patient (uncredited)
Brenda Dunrich Nurse (uncredited)
Eddie Fisher Street Urchin (uncredited)
Frank Merlo Audience Member at Operation (uncredited)
Sheila Raynor Mother of Young Patient (uncredited)
Beatrice Shaw Elderly Lady (uncredited)
Florence Stark Patient (uncredited)
Julián Ugarte Sebastian Venable (uncredited)
Gore Vidal Audience Member at Operation (uncredited)
Rita Webb Asylum Patient (uncredited)
Sandra White Young Patient (uncredited)
Ian Wilson Patient (uncredited)
Roberta Woolley Nurse (uncredited)