Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
December 22, 1959Release Date
Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
December 22, 1959Release Date
Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Elizabeth Taylor
Catherine Holly
Katharine Hepburn
Mrs. Venable
Montgomery Clift
Dr. Cukrowicz
Albert Dekker
Dr. Hockstader
Mercedes McCambridge
Mrs. 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
Julián Ugarte
Sebastian Venable
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Director
Eddie Fisher
Street Urchin
Tennessee Williams
Writer
David Cameron
Young Blonde Intern
Gore Vidal
Writer
Sam Spiegel
Producer
Beatrice Shaw
Elderly Lady
Malcolm Arnold
Composer
Frank Merlo
Audience Member at Operation
Buxton Orr
Composer
Sheila Raynor
Mother of Young Patient
Jack Hildyard
Cinematographer
Sandra White
Young Patient
William Hornbeck
Editor
Rita Webb
Asylum Patient
Thomas Stanford
Editor
Oliver Messel
ProductionDesigner
Ian Wilson
Patient
Florence Stark
Patient
Brenda Dunrich
Nurse
Roberta Woolley
Nurse
Grace Denbigh Russell
Asylum Patient (uncredited)
John Jympson
Editorial Services
Jean Louis
Costume Design
John Cox
Sound
Buster Ambler
Sound Recordist
Peter Thornton
Sound Editor
Martin Atkinson
Draughtsman
Gerry Fisher
Camera Operator
Francisco Prósper
Settings
Jack Shampan
Draughtsman
John Crome
Assistant Editor
William Kellner
Art Direction
Tom Howard
Visual Effects
Tony Woollard
Draughtsman
Ron Pope
Assistant Editor
Terence Morgan
Set Dresser
Joan Ellacott
Costume Design
Roger Good
Location Manager
Elaine Schreyeck
Continuity
Scott Slimon
Set Decoration
Eileen Bates
Hairdresser
Bluey Hill
Assistant Director
James Sawyer
Draughtsman
Peter Dukelow
Construction Manager
Ceri Davies
Focus Puller
Joan White
Hairstylist
Patrick Clayton
Second Assistant Director
Norman Hartnell
Costume Design
David Aylott
Makeup Artist
Michael Walter
Key Grip
Mike Rutter
Clapper Loader
Fred Mannin
Scenic Artist
Basil Mannin
Scenic Artist
Jean Osborne
Unit Publicist
Midge Warnes
Production Secretary
May Walding
Wardrobe Master
Jake Wright
Second Assistant Director
Bill Kirby
Production Supervisor
Charles Nash
Assistant Makeup Artist
Jimmy James
Props
Fred Lacey
Property Buyer
Eric Vincent
Sound
Archie Dansie
Electrician
Ray Jones
Grip
Charles Guerin
Wardrobe Master
Lily Payne
Wardrobe Assistant
Norma Garment
Production Secretary
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 22, 1959
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 54m
Content RatingNR
Budget$3,000,000
Box Office$9,000,000
Filming LocationsMajorca · Mallorca, Spain
Genres
Wiki.
Suddenly, Last Summer is a 1959 Southern Gothic mystery film based on the 1958 play of the same name by Tennessee Williams. The film was shot in England, Spain and the Balearic Islands. It was directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and produced by Sam Spiegel from a screenplay by Gore Vidal and Williams with cinematography by Jack Hildyard and production design by Oliver Messel. The musical score was composed by Buxton Orr, using themes by Malcolm Arnold.
The plot centers on Catherine Holly, a young woman who, at the insistence of her wealthy aunt, is being evaluated by a psychiatric doctor to receive a lobotomy after witnessing the death of her cousin Sebastian Venable while travelling with him in Spain the previous summer.
The film stars Katharine Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift with Albert Dekker, Mercedes McCambridge, and Gary Raymond.