Suddenly, Last Summer

Suddenly, Last Summer

Suddenly, last summer, Cathy knew she was being used for something evil!

NR 1959 · 114 min · ★ 7.3 · Thriller, Drama, Mystery

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.

Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz · Written by Gore Vidal

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