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Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
aka De repente, el último verano · Improvvisamente l'estate scorsa · De repente en el verano · Plötzlich im letzten Sommer · In het heetste van de zomer
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.
🏳️🌈 Joseph L. Mankiewicz's intense Tennessee Williams adaptation explicitly centers its dark family mystery entirely on a grueling cover-up to hide the real-world horrific death of a gay man, Sebastian, lacking a lesbian plot.
Cast
Elizabeth Taylor Elizabeth Taylor Catherine Holly
Katharine Hepburn Katharine Hepburn Violet Venable
Montgomery Clift Montgomery Clift Dr. Cukrowicz
Albert Dekker Albert Dekker Lawrence Hockstader
Mercedes McCambridge Mercedes McCambridge Grace Holly
Gary Raymond Gary Raymond George Holly
Mavis Villiers Mavis Villiers Miss Foxhill
Patricia Marmont Patricia Marmont Nurse Benson
Joan Young Joan Young Sister Felicity
Maria Britneva Maria Britneva Lucy
Sheila Robbins Sheila Robbins Dr. Hockstader's Secretary
David Cameron David Cameron Young Blonde Intern
Grace Denbigh Russell Grace Denbigh Russell Asylum Patient (uncredited)
Brenda Dunrich Brenda Dunrich Nurse (uncredited)
Eddie Fisher Eddie Fisher Street Urchin (uncredited)
Frank Merlo Frank Merlo Audience Member at Operation (uncredited)
Sheila Raynor Sheila Raynor Mother of Young Patient (uncredited)
Beatrice Shaw Beatrice Shaw Elderly Lady (uncredited)
Florence Stark Florence Stark Patient (uncredited)
Julián Ugarte Julián Ugarte Sebastian Venable (uncredited)
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