Suddenly, Last Summer poster

Suddenly, Last Summer( 1959)

TV-MAThrillerDramaMystery
73%
User
Score

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

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.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. cast image

      Elizabeth Taylor

      Catherine Holly

    2. cast image

      Katharine Hepburn

      Violet Venable

    3. cast image

      Montgomery Clift

      Dr. Cukrowicz

    4. cast image

      Albert Dekker

      Lawrence Hockstader

    5. cast image

      Mercedes McCambridge

      Grace Holly

    6. cast image

      Gary Raymond

      George Holly

    7. cast image

      Mavis Villiers

      Miss Foxhill

    8. cast image

      Patricia Marmont

      Nurse Benson

    9. cast image

      Joan Young

      Sister Felicity

    10. cast image

      Maria Britneva

      Lucy

    11. cast image

      Sheila Robbins

      Dr. Hockstader's Secretary

    12. cast image

      David Cameron

      Young Blonde Intern

    13. cast image

      Grace Denbigh Russell

      Asylum Patient (uncredited)

    14. cast image

      Brenda Dunrich

      Nurse (uncredited)

    15. cast image

      Eddie Fisher

      Street Urchin (uncredited)

    16. cast image

      Frank Merlo

      Audience Member at Operation (uncredited)

    17. cast image

      Sheila Raynor

      Mother of Young Patient (uncredited)

    18. cast image

      Beatrice Shaw

      Elderly Lady (uncredited)

    19. cast image

      Florence Stark

      Patient (uncredited)

    20. cast image

      Julián Ugarte

      Sebastian Venable (uncredited)

    21. cast image

      Gore Vidal

      Audience Member at Operation (uncredited)

    22. cast image

      Rita Webb

      Asylum Patient (uncredited)

    23. cast image

      Sandra White

      Young Patient (uncredited)

    24. cast image

      Ian Wilson

      Patient (uncredited)

    25. cast image

      Roberta Woolley

      Nurse (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 2Discussion

    A review by John Chard

    7
    Written by John Chard on Thu Sep 25 2014
    Talk is never cheap when sourced from Tennessee Williams. Millionairess, Violet Venable is obsessed with her now dead son, Sebastian. Sebastian met his untimely end whilst on vacation with his cousin Catharine, an end that has sent Catharine almost to the edge of insanity. Violet, very concerned about Catharine and her hurtful ramblings, enlists brain surgeon Dr. Cukrowicz to see if he will perform a lobotomy on the poor girl, but as Cukrowicz digs deeper, motives and facts come crashing together to reveal something far more worrying. As one expects from a Tennessee Williams adaptation, t...

    Media

    Videos 1Backdrops 55Posters 41

    Recommendations

    1. Secret Summer

      Secret Summer67%

    2. Massacre at Central High

      Massacre at Central High58%

    3. Permanent

      Permanent52%

    4. No Way Out

      No Way Out69%

    5. Sweet Mother

      Sweet Mother87%

    6. Sirocco

      Sirocco58%

    7. Garbo Talks

      Garbo Talks61%

    8. Home of the Brave

      Home of the Brave66%

    9. BUtterfield 8

      BUtterfield 863%

    10. Mountains of the Moon

      Mountains of the Moon64%

    11. One Foot in Hell

      One Foot in Hell53%

    12. The Girl with the Golden Eyes

      The Girl with the Golden Eyes55%

    13. Reflections in a Golden Eye

      Reflections in a Golden Eye64%

    14. The Hindenburg

      The Hindenburg63%

    15. The Barefoot Contessa

      The Barefoot Contessa68%

    16. The Overtaxed

      The Overtaxed71%

    17. Adam's Rib

      Adam's Rib71%

    18. Lenny

      Lenny72%

    19. The Heiress

      The Heiress77%

    20. The Nun's Story

      The Nun's Story71%

    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    3000000.00

    Revenue

    9000000.00

    Keywords

    • operation
    • spain
    • widow
    • hunger
    • lie
    • turtle
    • post
    • dysfunctional family
    • mental institution
    • memory
    • hospital
    • psychiatrist
    • doctor patient relationship
    • lobotomy
    • brain surgery
    • gay theme