The Long, Hot Summer
(1958)

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

Released: 1958-05-17

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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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Paul Newman

as Ben Quick

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Joanne Woodward

as Clara Varner

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Anthony Franciosa

as Jody Varner

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Orson Welles

as Will Varner

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Lee Remick

as Eula Varner

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Angela Lansbury

as Minnie Littlejohn

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Richard Anderson

as Alan Stewart

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Sarah Marshall

as Agnes Stewart

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Mabel Albertson

as Elizabeth Stewart

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J. Pat O'Malley

as Ratliff

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Bill Walker

as Lucius

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Robert Adler

as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

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Val Avery

as Wilk (uncredited)

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Jim Brandt

as Linus Olds (uncredited)

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Brian Corcoran

as Harry Peabody (uncredited)

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Lee Erickson

as Tom Shortly (uncredited)

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Byron Foulger

as Harris (uncredited)

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I. Stanford Jolley

as Houston (uncredited)

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Nicholas King

as John Fisher (uncredited)

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Ralph Reed

as J. V. Bookright (uncredited)

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Martin Ritt

Director

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Lionel Newman

Conductor

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Eli Dunn

Assistant Director

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L.B. Abbott

Special Effects

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Alex North

Original Music Composer

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Jimmie Rodgers

Vocals

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Charles LeMaire

Wardrobe Designer

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Sammy Cahn

Lyricist

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William Faulkner

Short Story

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Leonard Doss

Other

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Walter M. Scott

Set Decoration

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Maurice Ransford

Art Direction

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Joseph LaShelle

Director of Photography

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Eli Benneche

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Jerry Wald

Producer

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Lyle R. Wheeler

Art Direction

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Adele Palmer

Costume Design

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E. Clayton Ward

Sound

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Ben Nye

Makeup Artist

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Harry M. Leonard

Sound

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