Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz · 114 min · Thriller, Drama, Mystery
60.0 TOPICAL score · #1,279 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Suddenly, Last Summer (1959, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz) has a TOPICAL score of 60.0 - ranked 1,279 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and awards, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 3 awards from 5 nominations, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama. Critics: 68% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.5/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.3/10 (329 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 34 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics68% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.5/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.3/10 (329 ratings)
- Awards3 wins, 5 nominations - incl. Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films; Targa d'Oro
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 34 languages
- Still read37,554 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Elizabeth Taylor (actor #52), Katharine Hepburn (actor #41), Montgomery Clift (actor #260), Albert Dekker (actor #1,520)