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Suddenly, Last Summer

1959 film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Movie film Q1131173
Suddenly, Last Summer
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Summary

Suddenly, Last Summer is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,361 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama[3], Targa d'Oro[4], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[5]
  • Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz[6]
  • Screenwriter: Gore Vidal[7], Tennessee Williams[8]
  • Composer: Malcolm Arnold[9], Buxton Orr[10]
  • Genre: drama film[11], LGBTQ-related film[12]
  • Based on: Suddenly, Last Summer[13]
  • Cast member: Katharine Hepburn[14], Montgomery Clift[15], Elizabeth Taylor[16], Albert Dekker[17], Mercedes McCambridge[18], Gary Raymond[19], Gore Vidal[20], Eddie Fisher[21], Ian Wilson[22], Mavis Villiers[23], Patricia Marmont[24], Rita Webb[25], David Cameron[26]
  • Producer: Sam Spiegel[27]
  • Production company: Columbia Pictures[28]
  • Director of photography: Jack Hildyard[29]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[30]
  • Commons category: Suddenly, Last Summer (film)[31]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[32]
  • Review score: 7.5/10[33], 68%[34]
  • Color: black-and-white[35]
  • Country of origin: United States[36]
  • Publication date: December 22, 1959[37]
  • Distributed by: Columbia Pictures[38], Netflix[39]
  • Narrative location: New Orleans[40]
  • Filming location: Spain[41], Mallorca[42]
  • Film editor: William Hornbeck[43], Thomas Stanford[44]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actress[45], Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White[46], Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama[47]
  • Title: Suddenly, Last Summer[48]
  • Different from: Q1327804[49]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[50]

Why It Matters

Suddenly, Last Summer has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

FAQs

What awards did Suddenly, Last Summer receive?

Honors received include Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama[3], Targa d'Oro[4], and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[5].

Related Entities

Eddie Fisher Elizabeth Taylor film Gore Vidal Joseph L. Mankiewicz Katharine Hepburn Malcolm Arnold Mallorca Mercedes McCambridge Montgomery Clift Netflix Spain Tennessee Williams United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  31. [33] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  40. [42] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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