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.
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
Grace Denbigh Russell
Asylum Patient (uncredited)
Brenda Dunrich
Nurse (uncredited)
Eddie Fisher
Street Urchin (uncredited)
Frank Merlo
Audience Member at Operation (uncredited)
Sheila Raynor
Mother of Young Patient (uncredited)
Beatrice Shaw
Elderly Lady (uncredited)
Florence Stark
Patient (uncredited)
Julián Ugarte
Sebastian Venable (uncredited)
Gore Vidal
Audience Member at Operation (uncredited)
Rita Webb
Asylum Patient (uncredited)
Sandra White
Young Patient (uncredited)
Ian Wilson
Patient (uncredited)
Roberta Woolley
Nurse (uncredited)
Crew
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Director
Tennessee Williams
Screenplay, Theatre Play
Gore Vidal
Screenplay
William Hornbeck
Editor, Editorial Consultant
Thomas Stanford
Editor
John Crome
Assistant Editor
Ron Pope
Assistant Editor
Jack Hildyard
Director of Photography
Jake Wright
Second Assistant Director
Patrick Clayton
Second Assistant Director
Bluey Hill
Assistant Director
Bill Kirby
Production Supervisor
Sam Spiegel
Producer
Oliver Messel
Production Design, Costume Design
Gerry Fisher
Camera Operator
May Walding
Wardrobe Master
Charles Guerin
Wardrobe Master
Joan Ellacott
Costume Design
Jean Louis
Costume Design
Norman Hartnell
Costume Design
Lily Payne
Wardrobe Assistant
Joan White
Hairstylist
Eileen Bates
Hairdresser
Charles Nash
Assistant Makeup Artist
David Aylott
Makeup Artist
Fred Mannin
Scenic Artist
Basil Mannin
Scenic Artist
Peter Thornton
Sound Editor
Buster Ambler
Sound Recordist
John Cox
Sound
Eric Vincent
Sound
Tom Howard
Visual Effects
Malcolm Arnold
Original Music Composer
Buxton Orr
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Scott Slimon
Set Decoration
Terence Morgan
Set Dresser
Peter Dukelow
Construction Manager
Jimmy James
Props
Archie Dansie
Electrician
Roger Good
Location Manager
Fred Lacey
Property Buyer
Mike Rutter
Clapper Loader
Elaine Schreyeck
Continuity
John Jympson
Editorial Services
Martin Atkinson
Draughtsman
James Sawyer
Draughtsman
Jack Shampan
Draughtsman
Tony Woollard
Draughtsman
Michael Walter
Key Grip
Ray Jones
Grip
Ceri Davies
Focus Puller
Jean Osborne
Unit Publicist
William Kellner
Art Direction
Norma Garment
Production Secretary
Midge Warnes
Production Secretary
Francisco Prósper
Settings
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