| Description |
1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD ; Dolby digital; widescreen; remastered in High Definition. |
| Language |
English (mono), Spanish, or Portuguese language soundtrack, with optional subtitles in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean & Thai ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired. |
| Cast |
Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift, Katharine Hepburn, Albert Dekker, Merceded McCambridge, Gary Raymond, Mavis Villiers, Joan Young, Patricia Marmont, Maria Britneva, David Cameron. |
| Credits |
Production designer, Oliver Messel ; music composed by Buxton Orr & Malcolm Arnold, conducted by Buxton Orr ; director of photography, Jack Hildyard ; editor, Thomas G. Stanford. |
| Note |
Adapted from the play "Suddenly last summer" by Tennessee Williams. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1959. Renewed 1988 by Horizon Pictures. |
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Special features include: Production notes ; video photo montage ; vintage advertising ; talent files not rated or closed captioned. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Summary |
Beautiful Catherine Holly is committed to a mental institution after witnessing the horrible death of her cousin at the hands of cannibals. Her rich aunt tries to influence a young neurosurgeon to surgically end Catherine's haunting hallucinations. By utilizing injections of truth serum, the neurosurgeon discovers that Catherine's delusions are in fact true and must confront the rich aunt about her own involvement in her son's violent death. |
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Women -- Mental health -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Post-traumatic stress disorder -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Mothers and sons -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Murder victims' families -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Cannibalism -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Narcoanalysis -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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New Orleans (La.) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Film adaptation.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Mankiewicz, Joseph L.
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Spiegel, Sam.
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Vidal, Gore, 1925-2012.
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Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011.
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Clift, Montgomery.
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Hepburn, Katharine, 1907-2003.
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Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983.
Suddenly last summer.
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Horizon Pictures (G.B.)
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Academy Pictures.
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Camp Films (Firm)
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Columbia Pictures Corporation.
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Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0767847490 |
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9780767847490 |
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