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UNITED STATES · 1959

Suddenly, Last Summer

Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Classical Hollywood family secrets mental illness wealth and privilege truth versus deception maternal obsession
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Synopsis

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.

Year1959
CountryUnited States
DirectorJoseph L. Mankiewicz
MovementClassical Hollywood
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