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Suddenly, last summer / Columbia ; Sam Spiegel presents ; screenplay by Gore Vidal and Tennessee Williams ; a Horizon Pictures (G.B.) Limited production in association with Academy Pictures and Camp Films ; produced by Sam Speigel ; directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.

Format Video (DVD)
Publication InfoBurbank, CA : Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2000.
Description1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject(s)
Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983--Television adaptations.
Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983--Film adaptations.
DVD-Video discs.
Women--Mental health --Drama.
Post-traumatic stress disorder--Drama.
Mothers and sons--Drama.
Murder victims' families--Drama.
Cannibalism--Drama.
Narcoanalysis--Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
New Orleans (La.)--Drama.
Other author/creatorMankiewicz, Joseph L.
Other author/creatorSpiegel, Sam.
Other author/creatorVidal, Gore, 1925-2012.
Other author/creatorWilliams, Tennessee, 1911-1983.
Other author/creatorTaylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011.
Other author/creatorClift, Montgomery.
Other author/creatorHepburn, Katharine, 1907-2003.
Other author/creatorWilliams, Tennessee, 1911-1983 Suddenly last summer.
Other author/creatorHorizon Pictures (G.B.)
Other author/creatorAcademy Pictures.
Other author/creatorCamp Films (Firm)
Other author/creatorColumbia Pictures Corporation.
Other author/creatorColumbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
Series Columbia classics
Columbia classics. ^A261404
Abstract 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.
General noteWidescreen format (aspect ratio 1.85:1) on side A, full screen format on side B.
General note"Adapted from the play Suddenly last summer by Tennessee Williams."
General noteOriginally released as a motion picture in 1960.
General noteSpecial features include: Production notes ; interactive menus ; video photo montage ; vintage advertising ; talent files ; theatrical trailer ; bonus trailers ; scene selections.
CreditsProduction designer, Oliver Messel ; music composed by Buxton Orr & Malcolm Arnold, conducted by Buxton Orr ; director of photography, Jack Hildyard ; editor, Thomas G. Stanford.
Cast Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift, Katharine Hepburn, Albert Dekker, Merceded McCambridge, Gary Raymond, Mavis Villiers, Joan Young, Patricia Marmont, Maria Britneva, David Cameron.
Audience Not rated by MPAA.
Technical detailsDVD.
LanguageEnglish (mono), Spanish, or Portuguese language soundtrack, with optional subtitles in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean & Thai ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
ISBN0767847490
Publisher number04752 Columbia TriStar Home Video

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