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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. Director:Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
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| Elizabeth Taylor | ... | ||
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Albert Dekker | ... |
Dr. Lawrence J. Hockstader
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Mrs. Grace Holly
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George Holly
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Mavis Villiers | ... |
Miss Foxhill
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Patricia Marmont | ... |
Nurse Benson
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Joan Young | ... |
Sister Felicity
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Maria Britneva | ... |
Lucy
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Sheila Robbins | ... |
Dr. Hockstader's Secretary
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David Cameron | ... |
Young Blonde Interne
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Storyline
A wealthy harridan, Violet Venable, attempts to bribe Dr. Cukrowicz, a young psycho-surgeon from a New Orleans mental hospital that is desperately in need of funds, into lobotomizing her niece, Catherine Holly. Violet wants the operation performed in order to prevent Catherine from defiling the memory of her son, the poet Sebastian. Catherine has been babbling obscenely about Sebastian's mysterious death that she witnessed while on holiday together in Spain the previous summer. Written by alfiehitchie
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisTaglines:
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS shocks you again as he transports you to a STRANGE, NEW BOLD WORLD! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
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De repente en el verano See more »Box Office
Budget:
$3,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
Production Co:
Columbia Pictures Corporation, Horizon Pictures (II), Academy Pictures Corporation See more »
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Catherine Holly: How MUCH are you willing to pay for that, Aunt Vi?
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In the French-dubbed version, made in 1960, the name of Katharine Hepburn's character was inexplicably changed from "Violet Venable" to "Valérie Venable". See more »Goofs
Continuity: Violet's hand jumps from her neck to her mouth when she tells the doctor that Sebastian had been looking for hungry birds. See more »Quotes
Mrs. Venable: Doctor, you must cut that lie out of her brain.Catherine Holly: How MUCH are you willing to pay for that, Aunt Vi?
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