Catharine Holly, a poor relation of a prominent New Orleans family, seems to be insane after her cousin Sebastian dies under mysterious circumstances on a trip to Europe. Sebastian's mother, Violet Venable, trying to cloud the truth about her son's homosexuality and death, threatens to lobotomize Catharine for her incoherent utterances relating to Sebastian's demise. Under the influence of a truth serum, Catharine tells the gruesome story of Sebastian's death by cannibalism at the hands of locals whose sexual favors he sought, using Catharine as a device to attract the young men (as he had earlier used his mother).
Unfortunately the movie Suddenly, Last Summer is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Richard Eyre | Director |
| Writing | Tennessee Williams | Author |
| Production | Simon Curtis | Producer |
| Art | Bob Crowley | Production Design |
| Art | Peter Findley | Art Direction |
| Sound | John Pritchard | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Richard Hartley | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Andrew Dunn | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shaune Harrison | Makeup Designer |
| Editing | Mark Day | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hazel Pethig | Costume Design |
| Sound | Garry Fiferman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
