
Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
Thriller, Drama, Mystery
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
The 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)

Roberta Woolley
Nurse (uncredited)
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