

Suddenly, Last Summer
"Suddenly, last summer, Cathy knew she was being used for something evil!"
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.
Movie Details
Budget
$3.0M
$3,000,000
Revenue
$9.0M
$9,000,000
Languages
English
Studio
Horizon Pictures
+3 more
Key Crew

Tennessee Williams
Screenplay

Gore Vidal
Screenplay

Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Director

Sam Spiegel
Producer
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)