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Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
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 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)
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