Suddenly, Last Summer

Name: Suddenly, Last Summer
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Mystery
Released: 1959-12-22
Duration: 1 h 54 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Katharine Hepburn, Montgomery Clift, Albert Dekker, Mercedes McCambridge

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

1959

1h 54m

Thriller Drama Mystery

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Writers: Tennessee Williams, Gore Vidal

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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.