Suddenly, Last Summer
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.
- Director
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Signature
- Drama · Tension · Craft
- Worldwide
- $9M
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16 billed performers
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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.
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Box Office & Release
Suddenly, Last Summer returned 3.0× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $3M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $9M
- Release date
- Dec 22, 1959
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
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