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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.

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Starring:
Elizabeth Taylor - Catherine Holly

Katharine Hepburn - Violet Venable

Montgomery Clift - Dr. John Cukrowicz

Albert Dekker - Dr. Hockstader

Mercedes McCambridge - Mrs. 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

Eddie Fisher

Gore Vidal

Frank Merlo

Studio: Columbia Pictures

Filmed: 1959 - Released: 1959

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