"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."
Elizabeth Taylor
as Catherine Holly
Katharine Hepburn
as Violet Venable
Montgomery Clift
as Dr. Cukrowicz
Albert Dekker
as Lawrence Hockstader
Mercedes McCambridge
as Grace Holly
Gary Raymond
as George Holly
Mavis Villiers
as Miss Foxhill
Patricia Marmont
as Nurse Benson
Joan Young
as Sister Felicity
Maria Britneva
as Lucy
Sheila Robbins
as Dr. Hockstader's Secretary
David Cameron
as Young Blonde Intern
Grace Denbigh Russell
as Asylum Patient (uncredited)
Brenda Dunrich
as Nurse (uncredited)
Eddie Fisher
as Street Urchin (uncredited)
Frank Merlo
as Audience Member at Operation (uncredited)
Sheila Raynor
as Mother of Young Patient (uncredited)
Beatrice Shaw
as Elderly Lady (uncredited)
Florence Stark
as Patient (uncredited)
Julián Ugarte
as Sebastian Venable (uncredited)
Gore Vidal
Rita Webb
Sandra White
as Young Patient (uncredited)
Ian Wilson
Roberta Woolley
Malcolm Arnold
Original Music Composer
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Director
William Hornbeck
Editor
Sam Spiegel
Producer
Thomas Stanford
William Kellner
Art Direction
Tennessee Williams
Screenplay
Oliver Messel
Production Design
Theatre Play
Buxton Orr
Jack Hildyard
Director of Photography
Michael Walter
Key Grip
Mike Rutter
Clapper Loader
Fred Mannin
Scenic Artist
Basil Mannin
Jean Osborne
Unit Publicist
Costume Design
Peter Thornton
Sound Editor
Bill Kirby
Production Supervisor
Fred Lacey
Property Buyer
Joan Ellacott
Jean Louis
Lily Payne
Wardrobe Assistant
David Aylott
Makeup Artist
Terence Morgan
Set Dresser
Tom Howard
Visual Effects
Joan White
Hairstylist
Jake Wright
Second Assistant Director
May Walding
Wardrobe Master
Ceri Davies
Focus Puller
Ray Jones
Grip
Buster Ambler
Sound Recordist
John Crome
Assistant Editor
Bluey Hill
Assistant Director
Conductor
Martin Atkinson
Draughtsman
John Cox
Sound
Charles Nash
Assistant Makeup Artist
John Jympson
Editorial Services
James Sawyer
Gerry Fisher
Camera Operator
Charles Guerin
Norman Hartnell
Jack Shampan
Jimmy James
Props
Francisco Prósper
Settings
Tony Woollard
Peter Dukelow
Construction Manager
Archie Dansie
Electrician
Ron Pope
Scott Slimon
Set Decoration
Eileen Bates
Hairdresser
Patrick Clayton
Eric Vincent
Editorial Consultant
Roger Good
Location Manager
Norma Garment
Production Secretary
Midge Warnes
Elaine Schreyeck
Continuity