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The Long, Hot Summer is a 1958 American drama film starring Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa, and Orson Welles. It was directed by Martin Ritt , with a screenplay by Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank Jr. , based in part on three works by William Faulkner : the 1931 novella " Spotted Horses ", the 1939 short story " Barn Burning ...
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.
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The Long, Hot Summer. HD. Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward play a handsome drifter and a repressed spinster in this 1958 sizzler. 2,048 IMDb 7.3 1 h 56 min 1958. X-Ray ALL. Drama · Emotional · Tense. Available to rent or buy. Rent. HD $3.79. Buy. HD $9.89. More purchase. options.
May 12, 2009 · Though the film is over 50 years old, The Long, Hot Summer still holds up as one of the most engrossing Southern Gothic tales ever put on film. With a stellar cast, rich characters and memorable dialogue, The Long, Hot Summer is one of the more successful film adaptations of a William Faulkner story. by Andrea Passafiume
The Long, Hot Summer is a 1958 American drama film starring Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa, and Orson Welles.
Overview. Accused barn burner and conman Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly ingratiates himself with its richest family, the Varners. Martin Ritt. William Faulkner. Harriet Frank Jr. Irving Ravetch.
