Storyline
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.
Released
12/22/1959
Runtime
1h 54min
Director
Budget
$3,000,000
Revenue
$9,000,000
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Horizon Pictures, Academy Pictures Corporation, Camp Films, Columbia Pictures
Cast
Elizabeth Taylor
Catherine Holly
Katharine Hepburn
Violet Venable
Montgomery Clift
Dr. Cukrowicz
Albert Dekker
Lawrence Hockstader
Mercedes McCambridge
Grace Holly
Gary Raymond
George Holly
Mavis Villiers
Miss Foxhill
Patricia Marmont
Nurse Benson
Joan Young
Sister Felicity
Maria Britneva
Lucy
Sheila Robbins
Dr. Hockstader's Secretary
David Cameron
Young Blonde Intern
Julián Ugarte
Sebastian Venable
Eddie Fisher
Street Urchin
Beatrice Shaw
Elderly Lady
Frank Merlo
Audience Member at Operation
Gore Vidal
Audience Member at Operation
Sheila Raynor
Mother of Young Patient
Sandra White
Young Patient
Rita Webb
Asylum Patient
Ian Wilson
Patient
Florence Stark
Patient
Brenda Dunrich
Nurse
Roberta Woolley
Nurse
Grace Denbigh Russell
Asylum Patient (uncredited)
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