Suddenly, Last Summer

"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."

Cast

Elizabeth Taylor

as Catherine Holly

Katharine Hepburn

as Violet Venable

Montgomery Clift

as Dr. Cukrowicz

Albert Dekker

as Lawrence Hockstader

Mercedes McCambridge

as Grace Holly

Gary Raymond

as George Holly

Mavis Villiers

as Miss Foxhill

Patricia Marmont

as Nurse Benson

Joan Young

as Sister Felicity

Maria Britneva

as Lucy

Sheila Robbins

as Dr. Hockstader's Secretary

David Cameron

as Young Blonde Intern

Grace Denbigh Russell

as Asylum Patient (uncredited)

Brenda Dunrich

as Nurse (uncredited)

Eddie Fisher

as Street Urchin (uncredited)

Frank Merlo

as Audience Member at Operation (uncredited)

Sheila Raynor

as Mother of Young Patient (uncredited)

Beatrice Shaw

as Elderly Lady (uncredited)

Florence Stark

as Patient (uncredited)

Julián Ugarte

as Sebastian Venable (uncredited)

Gore Vidal

as Audience Member at Operation (uncredited)

Rita Webb

as Asylum Patient (uncredited)

Sandra White

as Young Patient (uncredited)

Ian Wilson

as Patient (uncredited)

Roberta Woolley

as Nurse (uncredited)

Crew

Thomas Stanford

Editor

William Kellner

Art Direction

Malcolm Arnold

Original Music Composer

Tennessee Williams

Screenplay

Tennessee Williams

Theatre Play

Gore Vidal

Screenplay

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Director

Sam Spiegel

Producer

William Hornbeck

Editor

Buxton Orr

Original Music Composer

Oliver Messel

Production Design

Jack Hildyard

Director of Photography

Michael Walter

Key Grip

Mike Rutter

Clapper Loader

Basil Mannin

Scenic Artist

Fred Mannin

Scenic Artist

Jean Osborne

Unit Publicist

Oliver Messel

Costume Design

Peter Thornton

Sound Editor

Bill Kirby

Production Supervisor

Jake Wright

Second Assistant Director

David Aylott

Makeup Artist

Ceri Davies

Focus Puller

Ray Jones

Grip

Jean Louis

Costume Design

Lily Payne

Wardrobe Assistant

Norma Garment

Production Secretary

Archie Dansie

Electrician

Patrick Clayton

Second Assistant Director

Jack Shampan

Draughtsman

Joan Ellacott

Costume Design

James Sawyer

Draughtsman

Gerry Fisher

Camera Operator

May Walding

Wardrobe Master

Jimmy James

Props

Tony Woollard

Draughtsman

Buxton Orr

Conductor

Midge Warnes

Production Secretary

Martin Atkinson

Draughtsman

Elaine Schreyeck

Continuity

Scott Slimon

Set Decoration

Joan White

Hairstylist

Fred Lacey

Property Buyer

Terence Morgan

Set Dresser

Eric Vincent

Sound

Tom Howard

Visual Effects

Bluey Hill

Assistant Director

Buster Ambler

Sound Recordist

John Cox

Sound

Eileen Bates

Hairdresser

William Hornbeck

Editorial Consultant

John Crome

Assistant Editor

Ron Pope

Assistant Editor

Peter Dukelow

Construction Manager

Francisco Prósper

Settings

Charles Guerin

Wardrobe Master

Norman Hartnell

Costume Design

John Jympson

Editorial Services

Roger Good

Location Manager

Charles Nash

Assistant Makeup Artist