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73% Critic Match
Suddenly, Last Summer
“Suddenly, last summer, Cathy knew she was being used for something evil!”
7.3 / 10• 1959• 1h 54m•NR• English
ThrillerDramaMystery
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Elizabeth Taylor
Catherine Holly
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Joseph L. Mankiewicz's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Suddenly, Last Summer is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
