The Long, Hot Summer
A charismatic outsider wins the trust of a powerful Mississippi family, but his presence ignites dangerous tensions that threaten to expose long-buried secrets.
“The people of Faulkner...the language of Faulkner...the world of Faulkner!”
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Ben Quick, a man accused of arson and fraud, arrives in a small town in Mississippi and swiftly gains the favor of the town's wealthiest family, the Varners.
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Principal cast & crew: 31
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Edited by Louis R LoefflerShot by Joseph LashelleScored by Alex North
Also known as
- Der Lange heiße Sommerde
- El largo y cálido veranoes
- Les Feux de l'étéfr
- La lunga estate caldait
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Cast & Crew
31 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Paul Newman
as Ben Quick
Joanne Woodward
as Clara Varner
Anthony Franciosa
as Jody Varner
Orson Welles
as Will Varner
Lee Remick
as Eula Varner
Angela Lansbury
as Minnie Littlejohn
Richard Anderson
as Alan Stewart
Sarah Marshall
as Agnes Stewart
Mabel Albertson
as Elizabeth Stewart
J Pat O Malley
as Ratliff
Bill Walker
as Lucius
Robert Adler
as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
Supporting cast
11Val Avery
as Wilk (uncredited)
Jim Brandt
as Linus Olds (uncredited)
Brian Corcoran
as Harry Peabody (uncredited)
Lee Erickson
as Tom Shortly (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
as Harris (uncredited)
I Stanford Jolley
as Houston (uncredited)
Nicholas King
as John Fisher (uncredited)
Ralph Reed
as J. V. Bookright (uncredited)
Steve Widders
as Buddy Peabody (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
as Man at Auction (uncredited)
Helen Wallace
as Minor Role (uncredited)
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