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About
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.
Theatrical
Dec 22, 1959
Box Office
$9.0M
Budget
$3.0M
Return
3.0x
DVD / Blu-ray
Aug 15, 2000
Theaters
1
Director
Writers
Producer
Music
Studio
Horizon Pictures, Academy Pictures Corporation, Camp Films, Columbia Pictures
Cast
Full credits →E
Elizabeth Taylor
Catherine Holly
K
Katharine Hepburn
Violet Venable
M
Montgomery Clift
Dr. Cukrowicz
A
Albert Dekker
Lawrence Hockstader
M
Mercedes McCambridge
Grace Holly
G
Gary Raymond
George Holly
M
Mavis Villiers
Miss Foxhill
P
Patricia Marmont
Nurse Benson
J
Joan Young
Sister Felicity
M
Maria Britneva
Lucy
D
David Cameron
Young Blonde Intern
G
Grace Denbigh Russell
Asylum Patient (uncredited)
E
Eddie Fisher
Street Urchin (uncredited)
F
Frank Merlo
Audience Member at Operation (uncredited)
S
Sheila Raynor
Mother of Young Patient (uncredited)
B
Beatrice Shaw
Elderly Lady (uncredited)
J
Julián Ugarte
Sebastian Venable (uncredited)
G
Gore Vidal
Audience Member at Operation (uncredited)
R
Rita Webb
Asylum Patient (uncredited)
S
Sandra White
Young Patient (uncredited)
