The Long, Hot Summer
1958 ‧ Thriller/Drama ‧ 1h 55m
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7.3/10 · IMDb
82% · Rotten Tomatoes
Handsome vagabond Ben Quick (Paul Newman) returns to the Mississippi town his late father called home, but rumors of his dad's pyromaniac tendencies follow him as soon as he sets foot there. The proud young man's determination eventually wins over...
Release date: April 3, 1958 (USA)
Director: Martin Ritt
Story by: William Faulkner
Screenplay: William Faulkner, Harriet Frank Jr., and Irving Ravetch
Distributed by: 20th Century Studios
Box office: $3.5 million (US/Canada rentals)
Cast
The plot follows the conflicts of the Varner family after ambitious drifter Ben Quick (Newman) arrives in their small Mississippi town. Will Varner (Welles), ...
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Macho, sexy and handsome, his Ben Quick is angry, determined, manipulative, and disturbing, with a hidden vulnerability. His scenes with Woodward sizzle, and ...
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Posted: Jan 29, 2011
Posted: Jan 29, 2011
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The Long Hot Summer: With Don Johnson, Jason Robards, Judith Ivey, Cybill Shepherd. A loner arrives in a small town only to be condemned for the sins of his ...
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A raucous and thoughtful drama on the value of life. Martin Ritt's Southern Gothic romance drama The Long, Hot Summer (1958) sizzles with the chemistry between ...
Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Orson Welles, Anthony Franciosa, Lee Remick and Angela Lansbury co-star in this riveting tale of life in the Deep South.
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A Mississippi town boss pairs his daughter with a dangerous drifter. Directed by Martin Ritt. Based on Faulkner stories.
The Long, Hot Summer is a 1958 American drama movie directed by Martin Ritt and was based on the short stories and novel by William Faulkner.
7 days ago · Woodward and Newman costarred in The Long, Hot Summer, based on two stories and a novel by William Faulkner. Released in 1958, it was the first ...
The Long, Hot Summer. The Long, Hot Summer is a simmering story of life in the Deep South, steamy with sex and laced with violence and bawdy humor.