Suddenly, Last Summer
Suddenly, last summer, Cathy knew she was being used for something evil!
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12/22/1959Runtime
114 minsOverview
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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A claustrophobic psychological thriller where a woman's fragmented memories hold the key to a dangerous family secret, propelled by the constant threat of irreversible medical violence. Watching it is like being trapped in a nightmare you're gradually allowed to remember.
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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
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