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Suddenly, Last Summer

Suddenly, Last Summer

Dec 22, 1959
114 min
ThrillerDramaMystery
7.3/ 10
297 votes

Overview

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.

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TMDB
7.3/10
297 votes
IMDB
7.5/10
18,282 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
68%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
54/100
Metascore

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$3,000,000Production cost
Box Office$9,000,000Worldwide gross
Profit$6,000,000Profitable
ROI
+200.0%Return on investment

Awards & Nominations

Nominated for 3 Oscars. 4 wins & 7 nominations total

Details

Production information

"Suddenly, last summer, Cathy knew she was being used for something evil!"

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$3,000,000

Revenue

$9,000,000

Production Companies

Horizon PicturesAcademy Pictures CorporationCamp FilmsColumbia Pictures

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