Great Performances Suddenly, Last Summer (Season 21, Episode 10)
TV-G
TV Episode | 82 min | Music, Musical

Great Performances

Suddenly, Last Summer (Season 21, Episode 10)

TV-G

TV Episode | 82 min | Music, Musical

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.

Director

Richard Eyre

Writer

Tennessee Williams (play)

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 6, 1993

Release date

Jan 6, 1993 (United States)

Awards

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Won 29 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 31 wins & 119 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
8 cast members

Name	Known for
Maggie Smith Violet Venable Violet Venable See fewer	Gosford Park (2001)
Rob Lowe Doctor Cukrowicz Doctor Cukrowicz See fewer	St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
Gillian Raine Miss Foxhill Miss Foxhill See fewer	My Friend Charles (1956)
Richard E. Grant George Holly George Holly See fewer	Gosford Park (2001)
Moira Redmond Mrs. Holly Mrs. Holly See fewer	A Shot in the Dark (1964)
C.P. Wilson Butler Butler See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
Natasha Richardson Catharine Holly Catharine Holly See fewer	The Parent Trap (1998)
Rosaleen Linehan Sister Felicity Sister Felicity See fewer	A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1977)