Suddenly, Last Summer
1959 · 114 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 18,039 VOTES · DIR. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,654 lines
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00:03:23 Gentlemen, I wanna welcome you medical schoolmen...
00:09:13 Sebastian...
00:12:59 - That's an unusual... - I hate these flies.
00:16:28 - You're very like him, doctor. - In what way?
00:20:02 And then I read about you...
00:23:32 And he read me Herman Melville's description...
00:27:25 ...the inescapable truth.
00:31:32 ...about personal charm and physical grace in people.
00:36:56 After that, I was punished.
00:40:50 While there, word came.
00:45:19 All right.
00:50:02 I want you to know that I can look attractive...
00:54:39 I know, son. You know how children are. They're critical.
00:58:44 There's only one little operation they perform here.
01:04:48 That's the way he talked about people, as if they were...
01:09:02 killed your father and our nest egg.
01:13:58 Both of you. Taking!
01:20:17 I need time.
01:24:22 Yes, except there is no such thing.
01:28:50 Let's start later than that. Why don't we begin with last summer?
01:32:21 - What did happen? - How she killed him.
01:36:17 ...popping little white pills into his mouth all the time.
01:40:06 He fled from the place.
01:43:43 And you, Catherine, what did you do then?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,654
Dialogue density14.5 lines / min
First line00:03:23
Final line01:43:43
Production Record
DirectorJoseph L. Mankiewicz
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3,000,000
Revenue$9,000,000
IMDb votes18,039