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Suddenly, Last Summer DVD

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  • Additional Details
  • Format: DVD
  • Rating: Not Rated
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Run Time: 114 Minutes
  • Region: 1 Region?
  • Aspect Ratio: Widescreen / Fullscreen
  • Language: English
  • Studio: Columbia/Tri-Star
  • DVD Release Date: August 15, 2000
  • Packaging: Keep Case
  • Closed Captioning: Yes
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai
  • Audio:
    ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono [CC]
    SPANISH: Dolby Digital Mono
    PORTUGUESE: Dolby Digital Mono
  • Director: Joseph Mankiewicz
  • Cast: Elizabeth Taylor , Montgomery Clift , Katharine Hepburn , Albert Dekker , Mercedes McCambridge , Gene Raymond , Mavis Villiers , Patricia Marmont , Joan Young , Maria Britneva , Sheila Robbins , David Cameron , Robert Woolley
  • Genre: Drama
  • Color: Color
  • Includes:
    Production Notes
    Interactive Menus
    Video Photo Montage
    Vintage Advertising
    Talent Files
    Theatrical Trailer
    Bonus Trailers
    Scene Seclections
  • Release Date: 1960
Elizabeth Taylor and Katharine Hepburn each received 1960 Oscar nominations for Best Actress in the gripping adaptation of the Tennessee Williams play. Beautiful Catherine Holly (Elizabeth Taylor) is committed to a mental institution after witnessing the horrible death of their cousin at the hands of cannibals. Catherine's aunt, Violet Venable (Katharine Hepburn), tries to influence Dr. Cukrowicz (Montgomery Clift), a young neurosurgeon, to surgically end Catherine's haunting hallucinations, By utilizing injections of sodium pentothal, Dr. Cukrowicz discovers that Catherine's delusions are in fact true. He then must confront Violet about her own involvement in her son's violent death.

Expert Review:
This nearly forgotten Tennessee Williams melodramatic tale of “Native Boys ate my gay cousin Sebastian” has all his classic signatures: family turmoil, repressed homosexuality, lobotomies, and one iconic monologue. Sure the film might come across as a little dated, but taken it was made at a time when dark themes like this were hardly discussed in a major studio film. It’s also worth checking out for two fantastic Oscar nominated performances by Katherine Hepburn and Elizabeth Taylor. By Scott Youngbauer of ScreenPicks

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