The read
Audiences rate it 21 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes68%
Metacritic54/100
Audiences rate it 21 points higher than critics do.
325 audience votes
Key crew
- Malcolm ArnoldOriginal Music Composer
- Joseph L. MankiewiczDirector
- Tennessee WilliamsScreenplay
- Gore VidalScreenplay
- Buxton OrrOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Elizabeth TaylorCatherine Holly
- Katharine HepburnViolet Venable
- Montgomery CliftDr. Cukrowicz
- Albert DekkerLawrence Hockstader
- Mercedes McCambridgeGrace Holly
- Gary RaymondGeorge Holly
- Mavis VilliersMiss Foxhill
- Patricia MarmontNurse Benson
- Joan YoungSister Felicity
- Maria BritnevaLucy
- Sheila RobbinsDr. Hockstader's Secretary
- David CameronYoung Blonde Intern
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Themes
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