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Suddenly, last summer

Title
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.
Publication
Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2006]

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Moving imageRestricted use NCOX 2243Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT

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Additional Authors
  • Mankiewicz, Joseph L.
  • Spiegel, Sam
  • Vidal, Gore, 1925-2012
  • Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011
  • Clift, Montgomery
  • Hepburn, Katharine, 1907-2003
  • Dekker, Albert, 1905-1968
  • McCambridge, Mercedes
  • Raymond, Gary, 1935-
  • Villiers, Mavis, 1911-1976
  • Young, Joan, 1903-1984
  • Orr, Buxton
  • Arnold, Malcolm
  • Hildyard, Jack
  • Stanford, Thomas (Thomas G.)
  • Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983.
  • Horizon Pictures (G.B.), production company
  • Academy Pictures, production company
  • Camp Films, production company
  • Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm), publisher
Description
1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, black & white; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
"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."--Container.
Uniform Title
  • Suddenly, last summer (Motion picture)
  • Suddenly, last summer (Motion picture). Spanish
  • Suddenly, last summer (Motion picture). Portuguese
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Fiction films.
  • Feature films.
  • Film adaptations.
  • Feature films – United States.
  • Feature films – Great Britain.
  • Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
  • Drama.
Note
  • Special features include: Production notes ; video photo montage ; vintage advertising ; talent files not rated or closed captioned.
  • Originally released as a motion picture in Dec. 1959 ; ©1960, held by Horizon Pictures (G.B.).
  • Adapted from the play "Suddenly last summer" by Tennessee Williams.
Credits (note)
  • Production designer, Oliver Messel ; music composed by Buxton Orr & Malcolm Arnold, conducted by Buxton Orr ; director of photography, Jack Hildyard ; editor, Thomas G. Stanford.
Performer (note)
  • Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift, Katharine Hepburn, Albert Dekker, Mercedes McCambridge, Gary Raymond, Mavis Villiers, Joan Young, Patricia Marmont, Maria Britneva, David Cameron.
Audience (note)
  • MPAA: Not rated ; Canadian Home Video rating: PG
System Details (note)
  • DVD, NTSC, widescreen format (aspect ratio 2.40:1); Dolby digital monaural.
Language (note)
  • English, dubbed Spanish or dubbed Portuguese dialogue with optional subtitles in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean and Thai ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Call Number
NCOX 2243
ISBN
0767847490
LCCN
043396047525
OCLC
155850460
Title
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.
Publisher
Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2006]
Country of Producing Entity
United States Great Britain naf
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
Type of Carrier
videodisc
Physical Medium
4 3/4 in. stamping rda
Digital File Characteristics
video file DVD video region 1
System Details
DVD, NTSC, widescreen format (aspect ratio 2.40:1); Dolby digital monaural.
Cast
Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift, Katharine Hepburn, Albert Dekker, Mercedes McCambridge, Gary Raymond, Mavis Villiers, Joan Young, Patricia Marmont, Maria Britneva, David Cameron.
Credits
Production designer, Oliver Messel ; music composed by Buxton Orr & Malcolm Arnold, conducted by Buxton Orr ; director of photography, Jack Hildyard ; editor, Thomas G. Stanford.
Audience
MPAA: Not rated ; Canadian Home Video rating: PG
Language
English, dubbed Spanish or dubbed Portuguese dialogue with optional subtitles in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean and Thai ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
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Added Author
Mankiewicz, Joseph L., film director.
Spiegel, Sam, film producer.
Vidal, Gore, 1925-2012, screenwriter.
Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011, actor.
Clift, Montgomery, actor.
Hepburn, Katharine, 1907-2003, actor.
Dekker, Albert, 1905-1968, actor.
McCambridge, Mercedes, actor.
Raymond, Gary, 1935- actor.
Villiers, Mavis, 1911-1976, actor.
Young, Joan, 1903-1984, actor.
Orr, Buxton, composer.
Arnold, Malcolm, composer.
Hildyard, Jack, director of photography.
Stanford, Thomas (Thomas G.), editor of moving image work.
Motion picture adaptation of (work): Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983. Suddenly last summer.
Horizon Pictures (G.B.), production company.
Academy Pictures, production company.
Camp Films, production company
Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm), publisher.
Added Title
Container of (work): Suddenly, last summer (Motion picture)
Container of (expression): Suddenly, last summer (Motion picture). Spanish
Container of (expression): Suddenly, last summer (Motion picture). Portuguese
Other Standard Identifier
043396047525
Publisher No.
04752 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Research Call Number
NCOX 2243
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