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The Long, Hot Summer

1958115 min 7.0 TMDBIMDb ↗Released

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

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

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Release / first air1958-05-17
Original languageEN
GenresDrama
DirectorMartin Ritt
WriterWilliam Faulkner
Budget$1,600,000
Revenue$3,500,000
ProductionJerry Wald Productions, 20th Century Fox

Cast & Crew

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10 cast members
Paul NewmanPaul NewmanBen Quick
Joanne WoodwardJoanne WoodwardClara Varner
Anthony FranciosaAnthony FranciosaJody Varner
Orson WellesOrson WellesWill Varner
Lee RemickLee RemickEula Varner
Angela LansburyAngela LansburyMinnie Littlejohn
Richard AndersonRichard AndersonAlan Stewart
Sarah MarshallSarah MarshallAgnes Stewart
Mabel AlbertsonMabel AlbertsonElizabeth Stewart
J. Pat O'MalleyJ. Pat O'MalleyRatliff

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#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

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