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Suddenly, Last Summer

film by Mankiewicz [1959]

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  • Mankiewicz, Joseph L.
    In Joseph L. Mankiewicz: Films of the 1950s

    Suddenly, Last Summer (1959) was better received. Gore Vidal adapted the Tennessee Williams play that concerns lobotomy, pederasty, and cannibalism. Elizabeth Taylor starred as a young woman who develops mental issues following the death of her cousin and is institutionalized. The dead cousin’s overprotective mother…

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produced by Spiegel

  • In Sam Spiegel

    Mankiewicz’s Suddenly, Last Summer (1959) was also a hit. For Lean’s Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Spiegel garnered a third Oscar. His next few movies were less well received, but the lavish Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) was nominated for a best-picture Oscar. He worked with Kazan for…

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