The Long, Hot Summer (1958)
17/05/1958
Drama
1h 55m
- 71% (209 votes)
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The people of Faulkner...the language of Faulkner...the world of Faulkner!
Overview
Accused barn burner and conman Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly ingratiates himself with its richest family, the Varners.
- Martin RittDirector
- Irving RavetchScreenplay
- Harriet Frank Jr.Screenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Keywords
- small town
- based on novel or book
- arranged marriage
- host family
- family relationships
- sexual tension
- arson
- class differences
- false accusations
- arsonist
- sexual repression
- overbearing father
- stranger
- based on short story
- sharecropper
- general store
- father son conflict
- summertime
- father son relationship
- father daughter relationship
- southern gothic
- seducer
- charming man
Top Billed Cast
Paul Newman
Ben Quick
Joanne Woodward
Clara Varner
Anthony Franciosa
Jody Varner
Orson Welles
Will Varner
Lee Remick
Eula Varner
Angela Lansbury
Minnie Littlejohn
Richard Anderson
Alan Stewart
Sarah Marshall
Agnes Stewart
Mabel Albertson
Elizabeth Stewart
J. Pat O'Malley
Ratliff
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