Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)

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Suddenly, last summer, Cathy knew she was being used for something evil!

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.

• Released: 1959-12-22
• Genres: Thriller, Drama, Mystery
• Runtime: 1h 54m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.3/10 from 331 votes

Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.

Top cast

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

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Where to watch Suddenly, Last Summer

• United States: stream on YouTube TV; watch free on Fawesome; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on BINGE, Foxtel Now, Binge Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube

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