Adapted from the Sensational Novel by William Faulkner
Long, Hot Summer, The (1958)
Drama
DVD, 115 minutes
Subtitles:
English (stereo) and French (mono) language soundtracks with optional English, French and Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned in English
Country:
USA
Director:
Martin Ritt
Writer:
William Faulkner
| Irving Ravetch
| Harriet Frank Jr.
Producer:
Jerry Wald
Music:
Alex North
Plot outline
Ben Quick, an industrious con artist who's known throughout the country as a barn burner, gets run out of a Mississippi town. He meets up with Clara Varner, whose father is pressuring her to get married and provide him with grandchildren. It isn't long before he decides Ben and Clara should marry, and when she resists, it sets up a dramatically escalating clash of wills.
Cast
- Paul Newman
- Joanne Woodward
- Anthony Franciosa
- Orson Welles
- Lee Remick
- Angela Lansbury