The Long, Hot Summer (1958)

05/17/1958 (US) • 1h 55m

Drama

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.

Top Billed Cast

Paul Newman

Ben Quick

Joanne Woodward

Clara 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


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

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

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