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Suddenly, Last Summer
Cast: Mankiewicz
Mankiewicz
, Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
, Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn
, Montgomery Clift
Montgomery Clift
, Mercedes McCambridge
Mercedes McCambridge
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Suddenly, Last Summer
Cast: Mankiewicz
Mankiewicz
, Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
, Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn
, Montgomery Clift
Montgomery Clift
, Mercedes McCambridge
Mercedes McCambridge
DVD (Wide Screen / Pan & Scan / Black & White / Dolby 5.1 / Mono)
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Overview
This movie contains the shot of Elizabeth Taylor that remains one of the defining images in cinema: beautiful and defiant, the star is oblivious to the beach around her and stares directly into the camera. One of the strangest cinematic trips of the 1950s, the big-screen adaptation of Tennessee Williams' wonderfully overwrought Suddenly, Last Summer receives fine treatment from Columbia TriStar on this DVD. The widescreen anamorphic transfer is excellent and though the source print obviously hasn't been restored, it is relatively free of scratches and other blemishes. The Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono audio track lives up to the integrity of the original theatrical release and is well balanced. It would have been interesting for Columbia to use the DVD as an opportunity to contrast the film with Williams' racier, even darker play (which was filmed by PBS as recently as 1992) or to discuss in depth how cleverly the filmmakers skirted the censorship constraints of the day -- the famous, surreal ending beautifully handles such shocking themes as homosexuality, pedophilia, and cannibalism. However, there are a number of lesser extras such as production notes, a photo montage, a vintage advertising gallery, and trailers. The most important aspect of this DVD is that it restores Jack Hildyard's baroque widescreen black-and-white camera work. This edition of Suddenly, Last Summer looks great in comparison to the video release of the movie.
Product Details
Release Date: | 08/15/2000 |
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UPC: | 0043396047525 |
Original Release: | 1959 |
Rating: | NR |
Source: | SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMT |
Region Code: | 1 |
Presentation: | [B&W, Wide Screen, Full Frame] |
Sound: | [monaural, Dolby Digital] |
Language: | English |
Time: | 1:54:00 |
Special Features
Digitally mastered audio and video; Production notes; Interactive menus; Audio: English [mono], Spanish, Portuguese; Subtitles: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai; Video photo montage; Vintage advertising; Talent files; Theatrical trailer; Bonus trailers; Scene selections
Cast & Crew
Performance Credits
Technical Credits
Elizabeth Taylor | Catherine Holly |
Katharine Hepburn | Mrs. Violet Venable |
Montgomery Clift | Dr. John Cukrowicz |
Mercedes McCambridge | Mrs. Holly |
Albert Dekker | Dr. Hockstader |
Gary Raymond | George Holly |
Mavis Villiers | Mrs. Foxhill |
Patricia Marmont | Nurse Benson |
Joan Young | Sister Felicity,Actor |
Maria Britneva | Lucy |
Sheila Robbins | Dr. Hockstader's Secretary |
Roberta Woolley | Patient |
David Cameron | Young Blonde Intern |
Malcolm Arnold | Composer |
Buxton Orr | Composer |
Technical Credits
Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Director |
Gore Vidal | Screenwriter |
Tennessee Williams | Screenwriter |
Tom Howard | Special Effects |
Sam Spiegel | Producer |
Peter Thornton | Sound Editor |
A.G. Ambler | Sound/Sound Designer |
John Cox | Sound/Sound Designer |
Scene Index
Side #1 -- Widescreen
0. Scene Selections
1. Start [2:36]
2. Psychosurgery [6:02]
3. Command Performance [10:56]
4. Suddenly, Last Summer [3:39]
5. So Strange & Terrible [5:25]
6. Mrs. Holly & Son [6:45]
7. Catherine Holly [2:35]
8. Dr. Cukrowicz Observes [5:24]
9. First Memory [4:20]
10. "I Can't Remember!" [7:52]
11. Holly Family Reunion [6:40]
12. Men's Dayroom [2:21]
13. "Help Me!" [1:57]
14. Famished for Blondes [2:35]
15. A Little Gift [3:12]
16. Vi Visits Catherine [2:03]
17. Old & New Toys [5:47]
18. On the Brink [2:15]
19. "I Need More Time." [3:36]
20. Death Certificate [1:09]
21. Injection Time [4:54]
22. The True Story [4:08]
23. Public Beach [3:44]
24. Bread, Bread, Bread [1:37]
25. Percussion Serenade [2:07]
26. Fatal Error [3:22]
27. Devoured [3:00]
28. Mind Snap [3:58]
Side #2 -- Full Screen
0. Scene Selections
1. Start [2:36]
2. Psychosurgery [6:02]
3. Command Performance [10:56]
4. Suddenly, Last Summer [3:39]
5. So Strange & Terrible [5:25]
6. Mrs. Holly & Son [6:45]
7. Catherine Holly [2:35]
8. Dr. Cukrowicz Observes [5:24]
9. First Memory [4:20]
10. "I Can't Remember!" [7:52]
11. Holly Family Reunion [6:40]
12. Men's Dayroom [2:21]
13. "Help Me!" [1:57]
14. Famished for Blondes [2:36]
15. A Little Gift [3:11]
16. Vi Visits Catherine [2:03]
17. Old & New Toys [5:47]
18. On the Brink [2:14]
19. "I Need More Time." [3:36]
20. Death Certificate [1:09]
21. Injection Time [4:54]
22. The True Story [4:07]
23. Public Beach [3:44]
24. Bread, Bread, Bread [1:37]
25. Percussion Serenade [2:07]
26. Fatal Error [3:21]
27. Devoured [3:00]
28. Mind Snap [3:58]
0. Scene Selections
1. Start [2:36]
2. Psychosurgery [6:02]
3. Command Performance [10:56]
4. Suddenly, Last Summer [3:39]
5. So Strange & Terrible [5:25]
6. Mrs. Holly & Son [6:45]
7. Catherine Holly [2:35]
8. Dr. Cukrowicz Observes [5:24]
9. First Memory [4:20]
10. "I Can't Remember!" [7:52]
11. Holly Family Reunion [6:40]
12. Men's Dayroom [2:21]
13. "Help Me!" [1:57]
14. Famished for Blondes [2:35]
15. A Little Gift [3:12]
16. Vi Visits Catherine [2:03]
17. Old & New Toys [5:47]
18. On the Brink [2:15]
19. "I Need More Time." [3:36]
20. Death Certificate [1:09]
21. Injection Time [4:54]
22. The True Story [4:08]
23. Public Beach [3:44]
24. Bread, Bread, Bread [1:37]
25. Percussion Serenade [2:07]
26. Fatal Error [3:22]
27. Devoured [3:00]
28. Mind Snap [3:58]
Side #2 -- Full Screen
0. Scene Selections
1. Start [2:36]
2. Psychosurgery [6:02]
3. Command Performance [10:56]
4. Suddenly, Last Summer [3:39]
5. So Strange & Terrible [5:25]
6. Mrs. Holly & Son [6:45]
7. Catherine Holly [2:35]
8. Dr. Cukrowicz Observes [5:24]
9. First Memory [4:20]
10. "I Can't Remember!" [7:52]
11. Holly Family Reunion [6:40]
12. Men's Dayroom [2:21]
13. "Help Me!" [1:57]
14. Famished for Blondes [2:36]
15. A Little Gift [3:11]
16. Vi Visits Catherine [2:03]
17. Old & New Toys [5:47]
18. On the Brink [2:14]
19. "I Need More Time." [3:36]
20. Death Certificate [1:09]
21. Injection Time [4:54]
22. The True Story [4:07]
23. Public Beach [3:44]
24. Bread, Bread, Bread [1:37]
25. Percussion Serenade [2:07]
26. Fatal Error [3:21]
27. Devoured [3:00]
28. Mind Snap [3:58]
Menu
Side #1 -- Widescreen
Play Movie
Audio Set-Up
English (Mono)
Español - Spanish
Português - Portuguese
Subtitles
English
Español - Spanish
Português - Portuguese
Chinese
Korean
Thai
No Subtitles
Special Features
Video Photo Montage
Vintage Advertising
Talent Files
Joseph L. Mankiewicz (Director)
Elizabeth Taylor
Katharine Taylor
Montgomery Clift
Theatrical Trailers
Suddenly, Last Summer
Queen Bee
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Pal Joey
Side #2 -- Full Screen
Play Movie
Audio Set-Up
English (Mono)
Español - Spanish
Português - Portuguese
Subtitles
English
Español - Spanish
Português - Portuguese
Chinese
Korean
Thai
No Subtitles
Special Features
Video Photo Montage
Vintage Advertising
Talent Files
Joseph L. Mankiewicz (Director)
Elizabeth Taylor
Katharine Taylor
Montgomery Clift
Theatrical Trailers
Suddenly, Last Summer
Queen Bee
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Pal Joey
Play Movie
Audio Set-Up
English (Mono)
Español - Spanish
Português - Portuguese
Subtitles
English
Español - Spanish
Português - Portuguese
Chinese
Korean
Thai
No Subtitles
Special Features
Video Photo Montage
Vintage Advertising
Talent Files
Joseph L. Mankiewicz (Director)
Elizabeth Taylor
Katharine Taylor
Montgomery Clift
Theatrical Trailers
Suddenly, Last Summer
Queen Bee
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Pal Joey
Side #2 -- Full Screen
Play Movie
Audio Set-Up
English (Mono)
Español - Spanish
Português - Portuguese
Subtitles
English
Español - Spanish
Português - Portuguese
Chinese
Korean
Thai
No Subtitles
Special Features
Video Photo Montage
Vintage Advertising
Talent Files
Joseph L. Mankiewicz (Director)
Elizabeth Taylor
Katharine Taylor
Montgomery Clift
Theatrical Trailers
Suddenly, Last Summer
Queen Bee
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Pal Joey
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