A surgeon is assigned the case of a young woman whose aunt wants her lobotomized to cover up a family secret.A surgeon is assigned the case of a young woman whose aunt wants her lobotomized to cover up a family secret.A surgeon is assigned the case of a young woman whose aunt wants her lobotomized to cover up a family secret.
- Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 4 wins & 10 nominations total
Sheila Robins
- Dr. Hockstader's Secretary
- (as Sheila Robbins)
Erik Chitty
- Asylum Inmate
- (uncredited)
Grace Denbeigh-Russell
- Asylum patient
- (uncredited)
Brenda Dunrich
- Nurse
- (uncredited)
Eddie Fisher
- Street Urchin
- (uncredited)
Anthony Lang
- Inmate
- (uncredited)
Aileen Lewis
- Nurse
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAfter years of alcoholism and prescription drug abuse, Montgomery Clift was considered uninsurable due to chronic ill health. Ordinarily, he would have been fired and replaced, but his good friend Dame Elizabeth Taylor saved his job by insisting she would not do this movie without him.
- GoofsAlthough set in 1937, costumes, hairstyles and makeup worn by Elizabeth Taylor were all contemporary in 1959.
- Quotes
Catherine Holly: Is that what love is? Using people? And maybe that's what hate is - not being able to use people.
- ConnectionsEdited into This Is It (2009)
Featured review
One of the better film versions of a Williams classic
Film versions of Tennessee Williams great plays can be a little frustrating, especially for those of us lucky enough to have seen a fine production of the play on stage. I saw a fine production of this piece in London in 1999, with Sheila Gish as Mrs Venable, Rachel Weisz as Catherine and Gerard Butler as Doctor Cukrowicz.
But this film version is actually extremely good. The cast more or less speaks for itself. Katherine Hepburn is not quite as repulsive as I imagine Mrs Venable to have become, but this is a movie version after all and somehow Katherine Hepburn seemed to become increasingly ghastly as the movie goes on - strong work on her part and the Director's part I shouldn't wonder. Taylor and Clift are predictably good.
Most Tennessee William's plays had their endings tampered with for Hollywood and this piece is no exception. However, there is only a subtle difference between the ending of the film and the ending of the play, unlike the cringe-inducing changes to some ("Streetcar" and "Cat" being the main offenders).
This is not William's best-known piece, but it is one of my favourites and this film version also slots in right up there with the very, very best.
Well worth seeing, is this.
But this film version is actually extremely good. The cast more or less speaks for itself. Katherine Hepburn is not quite as repulsive as I imagine Mrs Venable to have become, but this is a movie version after all and somehow Katherine Hepburn seemed to become increasingly ghastly as the movie goes on - strong work on her part and the Director's part I shouldn't wonder. Taylor and Clift are predictably good.
Most Tennessee William's plays had their endings tampered with for Hollywood and this piece is no exception. However, there is only a subtle difference between the ending of the film and the ending of the play, unlike the cringe-inducing changes to some ("Streetcar" and "Cat" being the main offenders).
This is not William's best-known piece, but it is one of my favourites and this film version also slots in right up there with the very, very best.
Well worth seeing, is this.
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- ian_harris
- Jun 2, 2003
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Plötzlich im letzten Sommer
- Filming locations
- Begur, Girona, Catalonia, Spain(village and old castle scenes)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $3,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $9,749
- Runtime1 hour 54 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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