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Suddenly, last summer, Cathy knew she was being used for something evil! - Suddenly, Last Summer
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Title: Suddenly, Last Summer

Release Date: 22 Dec 1959

Runtime: 1h 54m

Genre: Thriller, Drama, Mystery

Director: Horizon Pictures, Academy Pictures Corporation, Camp Films, Columbia Pictures

Production Companies: Horizon Pictures, Academy Pictures Corporation, Camp Films, Columbia Pictures

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.3 (285 votes)

Cast

  • Catherine Holly: Elizabeth Taylor
  • Violet Venable: Katharine Hepburn
  • Dr. Cukrowicz: Montgomery Clift
  • Lawrence Hockstader: Albert Dekker
  • Grace Holly: Mercedes McCambridge
  • George Holly: Gary Raymond
  • Miss Foxhill: Mavis Villiers
  • Nurse Benson: Patricia Marmont
  • Sister Felicity: Joan Young
  • Lucy: Maria Britneva
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