Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
Violet Venable is een rijke weduwe en wil een aanzienlijk bedrag schenken aan een psychiatrische instelling ter nagedachtenis aan haar zoon. Ze stelt echter als voorwaarde dat dokter Cukrowicz een hersenoperatie uitvoert op haar nicht Catherine Holly.
Regiseur:
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Schrijvers:
Tennessee Williams, Gore Vidal.
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Elizabeth Taylor as Catherine Holly |
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Katharine Hepburn as Violet Venable |
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Montgomery Clift as Dr. Cukrowicz |
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Albert Dekker as Lawrence Hockstader |
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Mercedes McCambridge as Grace Holly |
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Gary Raymond as George Holly |
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Mavis Villiers as Miss Foxhill |
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Patricia Marmont as Nurse Benson |
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Joan Young as Sister Felicity |
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Maria Britneva as Lucy |
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Sheila Robbins as Dr. Hockstader's Secretary |
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David Cameron as Young Blonde Intern |
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Grace Denbigh Russell as Asylum Patient (uncredited) |
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Brenda Dunrich as Nurse (uncredited) |
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Eddie Fisher as Street Urchin (uncredited) |
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Frank Merlo as Audience Member at Operation (uncredited) |
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Sheila Raynor as Mother of Young Patient (uncredited) |
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Beatrice Shaw as Elderly Lady (uncredited) |
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Florence Stark as Patient (uncredited) |
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Julián Ugarte as Sebastian Venable (uncredited) |
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Gore Vidal as Audience Member at Operation (uncredited) |
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Rita Webb as Asylum Patient (uncredited) |
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Sandra White as Young Patient (uncredited) |
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Ian Wilson as Patient (uncredited) |
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Roberta Woolley as Nurse (uncredited) |
| Editing | Thomas Stanford | Editor |
| Art | William Kellner | Art Direction |
| Sound | Malcolm Arnold | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Tennessee Williams | Screenplay |
| Writing | Tennessee Williams | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Gore Vidal | Screenplay |
| Directing | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Director |
| Production | Sam Spiegel | Producer |
| Editing | William Hornbeck | Editor |
| Sound | Buxton Orr | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Oliver Messel | Production Design |
| Camera | Jack Hildyard | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Michael Walter | Key Grip |
| Camera | Mike Rutter | Clapper Loader |
| Crew | Basil Mannin | Scenic Artist |
| Crew | Fred Mannin | Scenic Artist |
| Crew | Jean Osborne | Unit Publicist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Oliver Messel | Costume Design |
| Sound | Peter Thornton | Sound Editor |
| Production | Bill Kirby | Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Jake Wright | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | David Aylott | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Ceri Davies | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Ray Jones | Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean Louis | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lily Payne | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Production | Norma Garment | Production Secretary |
| Lighting | Archie Dansie | Electrician |
| Directing | Patrick Clayton | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Jack Shampan | Draughtsman |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joan Ellacott | Costume Design |
| Art | James Sawyer | Draughtsman |
| Camera | Gerry Fisher | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | May Walding | Wardrobe Master |
| Art | Jimmy James | Props |
| Art | Tony Woollard | Draughtsman |
| Sound | Buxton Orr | Conductor |
| Production | Midge Warnes | Production Secretary |
| Art | Martin Atkinson | Draughtsman |
| Directing | Elaine Schreyeck | Continuity |
| Art | Scott Slimon | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joan White | Hairstylist |
| Art | Fred Lacey | Property Buyer |
| Art | Terence Morgan | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Eric Vincent | Sound |
| Visual Effects | Tom Howard | Visual Effects |
| Directing | Bluey Hill | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Buster Ambler | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | John Cox | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eileen Bates | Hairdresser |
| Editing | William Hornbeck | Editorial Consultant |
| Editing | John Crome | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Ron Pope | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Peter Dukelow | Construction Manager |
| Art | Francisco Prósper | Settings |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charles Guerin | Wardrobe Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Norman Hartnell | Costume Design |
| Editing | John Jympson | Editorial Services |
| Production | Roger Good | Location Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charles Nash | Assistant Makeup Artist |