TENNESSEE WILLIAMS shocks you again as he transports you to a STRANGE, NEW BOLD WORLD!
Plot Summary
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.
Run Time
114 min
Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Genre
Drama, Horror, Thriller
Language
English
Keyword
Operation, Memory, New Orleans, Spain, Hospital
Movie Rating
Sound Mix
Mono
Colour
Black and White
Film Type
Feature
Film Class
Psychological Drama, Melodrama, Medical Drama
Themes
Wrongly Committed, Doctors and Patients, Southern Gothic, Haunted By the Past, Mothers and Sons
Tones
Austere, Bleak, Downbeat, Disturbing, Talky
Mood
A Good Cry
Has Detailed Data (New)
10, 1, 2, 3
Wikipedia Text
Suddenly, Last Summer is a 1959 American Southern Gothic mystery film based on the play of the same title by Tennessee Williams. The film was directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and produced by Sam Spiegel from a screenplay by Gore Vidal and Williams. The music score was by Buxton Orr using themes by Malcolm Arnold and the cinematography by Jack Hildyard. The production was designed by Oliver Messel.
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