The action of the film occurs over a five-day period, from a Friday through a Tuesday morning.[Friday]The story officially begins in downtown San Francisco with a view of a cable car, as an attractive, elegantly-dressed (obviously rich) and coiffed, high-heeled blonde woman with a black suit crosses the street at Union Square.The villains of the four stories are mill owner Jenkins and his intolerant social reformers, the hypocritical Pharisees - opponents of Christ, the evil regime of the cunning Queen Catherine, and the treacherous High Priest of Babylon.Rob, Trish, and the dog Gordon walked next door, where they found a huge hole in the front door ("He""s been here")...In the picture""s prologue during the narration, the camera pauses at the tall iron gates of Manderley, an English country mansion, and then moves through them.Academy Award Nominations (no win): Best Makeup.With a production budget of $185 million, with box-office gross receipts of $158.9 million (domestic) and $343.5 million (worldwide).BackgroundSuddenly, Last Summer(1959) is director Joseph L.Mankiewicz"" compelling adaptation by Gore Vidal of Tennessee Williams"" 1958 Southern drama-one act play.