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The Long, Hot Summer (1958)

1h 55m · 17 May 1958

The people of Faulkner...the language of Faulkner...the world of Faulkner!

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Accused barn burner and conman Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly ingratiates himself with its richest family, the Varners.

Movie ID77471
GenreDrama
DirectorMartin Ritt
Main castPaul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa, Orson Welles, Lee Remick, Angela Lansbury, Richard Anderson, Sarah Marshall
Release date17 May 1958
Release year1958
LanguageEnglish
Duration115 min (1h 55m)
Rating7.0 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseJerry Wald Productions

Director: Martin Ritt
Writers: Irving Ravetch, Harriet Frank Jr.

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Paul NewmanBen Quick Joanne WoodwardClara Varner Anthony FranciosaJody Varner Orson WellesWill Varner Lee RemickEula Varner Angela LansburyMinnie Littlejohn Richard AndersonAlan Stewart Sarah MarshallAgnes Stewart Mabel AlbertsonElizabeth Stewart J. Pat O'MalleyRatliff Bill WalkerLucius Robert AdlerAmbulance Driver (uncredited) Val AveryWilk (uncredited)
Jim BrandtLinus Olds (uncredited)
Brian CorcoranHarry Peabody (uncredited)
Lee EricksonTom Shortly (uncredited)
Byron FoulgerHarris (uncredited) I. Stanford JolleyHouston (uncredited)
Nicholas KingJohn Fisher (uncredited)
Ralph ReedJ. V. Bookright (uncredited)

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