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| Directed by | Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
| Screenplay by | Gore Vidal Tennessee Williams |
| Based on | Suddenly, Last Summer 1958 play by Tennessee Williams |
| Produced by | Sam Spiegel |
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| Cinematography | Jack Hildyard |
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| Color process | Black and white |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2.5 million[2] |
| Box office | $9 million (rentals)[2] |
Suddenly, Last Summer is a 1959 Southern Gothic mystery film based on the 1958 play of the same name by Tennessee Williams. The film was shot in England and Spain. It was directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and produced by Sam Spiegel from a screenplay by Gore Vidal and Williams with cinematography by Jack Hildyard and production design by Oliver Messel. The musical score was composed by Buxton Orr, using themes by Malcolm Arnold.
The plot centers on Catherine Holly, a young woman who, at the insistence of her wealthy aunt, is being evaluated by a psychiatric doctor to receive a lobotomy after witnessing the death of her cousin Sebastian Venable while traveling with him in the (fictional) island of Cabeza de Lobo the previous summer.
The film stars Katharine Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift with Albert Dekker, Mercedes McCambridge, and Gary Raymond.
- ^ "Suddenly, Last Summer - Details". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
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