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Suddenly, Last Summer
Suddenly, last summer, Cathy knew she was being used for something evil!
7.3(330)19591h 54m
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
- Writers
- Gore Vidal,Tennessee Williams
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Cast

Elizabeth Taylor
Catherine Holly

Katharine Hepburn
Violet Venable

Montgomery Clift
Dr. Cukrowicz

Albert Dekker
Lawrence Hockstader

Mercedes McCambridge
Grace Holly

Gary Raymond
George Holly

Mavis Villiers
Miss Foxhill

Patricia Marmont
Nurse Benson

Joan Young
Sister Felicity
Maria Britneva
Lucy
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)
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Crew
Directing
- Joseph L. MankiewiczDirector
- Bluey HillAssistant Director
- Patrick ClaytonSecond Assistant Director
- Jake WrightSecond Assistant Director
- Elaine SchreyeckContinuity
Writing
- Tennessee WilliamsTheatre Play
- Gore VidalScreenplay
- Tennessee WilliamsScreenplay
Production
- Sam SpiegelProducer
- Bill KirbyProduction Supervisor
- Roger GoodLocation Manager
- Norma GarmentProduction Secretary
- Midge WarnesProduction Secretary
Camera
- Jack HildyardDirector of Photography
- Michael WalterKey Grip
- Mike RutterClapper Loader
- Gerry FisherCamera Operator
- Ceri DaviesFocus Puller
- Ray JonesGrip
Editing
- William HornbeckEditor
- Thomas StanfordEditor
- William HornbeckEditorial Consultant
- John JympsonEditorial Services
- John CromeAssistant Editor
- Ron PopeAssistant Editor
Sound
- Malcolm ArnoldOriginal Music Composer
- Buxton OrrOriginal Music Composer
- Peter ThorntonSound Editor
- Buster AmblerSound Recordist
- John CoxSound
- Eric VincentSound
- Buxton OrrConductor
Art
- Oliver MesselProduction Design
- William KellnerArt Direction
- Scott SlimonSet Decoration
- Peter DukelowConstruction Manager
- Martin AtkinsonDraughtsman
- Jimmy JamesProps
- Fred LaceyProperty Buyer
- Terence MorganSet Dresser
- Francisco PrósperSettings
- James SawyerDraughtsman
- Jack ShampanDraughtsman
- Tony WoollardDraughtsman
Costume & Make-Up
- Oliver MesselCostume Design
- David AylottMakeup Artist
- Joan WhiteHairstylist
- Eileen BatesHairdresser
- Charles NashAssistant Makeup Artist
- Joan EllacottCostume Design
- Charles GuerinWardrobe Master
- Norman HartnellCostume Design
- Jean LouisCostume Design
- Lily PayneWardrobe Assistant
- May WaldingWardrobe Master
Visual Effects
- Tom HowardVisual Effects
Crew
- Fred ManninScenic Artist
- Basil ManninScenic Artist
- Jean OsborneUnit Publicist
Lighting
- Archie DansieElectrician