Suddenly Last Summer 1959- Katharine Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift "Cut That Story Out of Her Brain" Suddenly, Last Summer is a 1959 American Southern Gothic mystery film based on the play of the same name by Tennessee Williams. The film was directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and produced by Sam Spiegel from a screenplay by Gore Vidal and Williams with cinematography by Jack Hildyard and production design by Oliver Messel. The film stars Elizabeth Taylor, Katharine Hepburn, and Mo

One of the most daring films of its time, SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER ('59) dealt with themes of homosexuality, incest, lobotomy, even cannibalism are discussed or implied. Based on a play by Tennessee Williams, it served as a harbinger of things to come in the films of the '60s. | Turner Classic Movies: TCM