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Suddenly, Last Summer

Suddenly, Last Summer

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 22, 1959

Runtime

1h 54m

Genres

Thriller, Drama, Mystery

User Score

73%

Original Title

Suddenly, Last Summer

Production Companies

Horizon Pictures, Academy Pictures Corporation, Camp Films, Columbia Pictures

Director

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Budget

$3,000,000

Revenue

$9,000,000

Description

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.