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- 1960
- Approved
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 54 m
- 1960
- Approved
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 54 m
Summary 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: Tennessee Williams, Gore Vidal
- 1960
- Approved
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 54 m
- 1960
- Approved
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 54 m
Suddenly, Last Summer
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7.1
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Summary 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: Tennessee Williams, Gore Vidal
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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33% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
67% Mixed
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
54
33% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
67% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
0% Negative
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The battles between the imperious Hepburn and the presumed-mad Taylor are pure theatricality, while sensitive shrink Clift observes it all and emotes.
A deliciously bad film.
It was the first time that homosexuality and cannibalism had ever been handled by a mainstream studio as a commercial venture. Let's hope that it remains the last time those two practices will be presented in tandem.
They should never have allowed the audience so much time to think about what's going on: the short play turns into a ludicrous, lumbering horror movie.
Joseph L. Mankiewicz' direction is strained and sluggish, as is, indeed, the whole conceit of the drama. It should have been left to the off-Broadway stage.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 9 User Ratings
7.1
67% Positive
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6 Ratings
33% Mixed
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 9 User Ratings
7.1
67% Positive
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
33% Mixed
3 Ratings
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0% Negative
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Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 3 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Laurel Awards
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
