Suddenly, Last Summer (Standard Edition)

Directed by Joseph L Mankiewicz (Dragonwyck, All About Eve, Cleopatra) from the play by Tennessee Williams (A Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof) and brilliantly adapted for the screen by Gore Vidal (Ben-Hur, Myra Breckinridge), Suddenly, Last Summer casts three of Hollywood’s most iconic talents (Elizabeth Taylor, Katharine Hepburn, Montgomery Clift) in a daring and often delirious mix of lurid drama and Gothic horror. Sensational and wildly controversial at the time of its release, Suddenly, Last Summer now stands as a classic – and stills packs a provocative punch.



Extras INDICATOR STANDARD EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

• 4K restoration from the original negative

• Original mono audio

• Joseph L Mankiewicz Interview (1990, 10 mins): the renowned filmmaker discusses his career in a segment from the French TV series Cin�ma cin�mas

• Elizabeth Taylor on Montgomery Clift (1966, 2 mins): the celebrated actress pays tribute to her friend and co-star shortly after his tragic death in July 1966

• Gary Raymond on 'Suddenly, Last Summer' (2018): a new interview with the versatile British actor

• About Last Summer (2018, 16 mins): second assistant editor John Crome shares his experience of making Suddenly, Last Summer

• Remembering Last Summer (2018, 3 mins): continuity supervisor Elaine Schreyeck recalls working with Mankiewicz, Hepburn and Clift

• The Predator and the Prey (2017, 26 mins): critic and film historian Michel Ciment examines the film's production and explores its complex themes and concerns

• Isolated music and effects track

• Original theatrical trailer

• Trailer commentary with Dan Ireland (2013, 3 mins): a short critical appreciation

• Image gallery: on-set photography, publicity stills and promotional materials

• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing

Original release 1959

Colour/ B&W Black and white