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The Long, Hot Summer
1h 55min
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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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Original Title
The Long, Hot Summer
Critics & Audience Score
5.8
Total Votes
208
Release Year
1958
Runtime (Duration)
1h 55min
Casting
Actors
Paul Newman
Ben Quick
Joanne Woodward
Clara Varner
Anthony Franciosa
Jody Varner
Orson Welles
Will Varner
Lee Remick
Eula Varner
Angela Lansbury
Minnie Littlejohn
Richard Anderson
Alan Stewart
Sarah Marshall
Agnes Stewart
Mabel Albertson
Elizabeth Stewart
J. Pat O'Malley
Ratliff
Bill Walker
Lucius
Robert Adler
Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
Val Avery
Wilk (uncredited)
Jim Brandt
Linus Olds (uncredited)
Brian Corcoran
Harry Peabody (uncredited)
Lee Erickson
Tom Shortly (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
Harris (uncredited)
I. Stanford Jolley
Houston (uncredited)
Nicholas King
John Fisher (uncredited)
Ralph Reed
J. V. Bookright (uncredited)
Steve Widders
Buddy Peabody (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Man at Auction (uncredited)
Helen Wallace
Minor Role (uncredited)
Crew
Martin Ritt
DIRECTOR
Alex North
ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSER
Harriet Frank Jr.
SCREENPLAY
Irving Ravetch
SCREENPLAY
Jerry Wald
PRODUCER
Joseph LaShelle
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Lionel Newman
CONDUCTOR
Eli Dunn
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
L.B. Abbott
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Jimmie Rodgers
VOCALS
Charles LeMaire
WARDROBE DESIGNER
Sammy Cahn
LYRICIST
William Faulkner
SHORT STORY
Leonard Doss
OTHER
Walter M. Scott
SET DECORATION
Maurice Ransford
ART DIRECTION
Eli Benneche
SET DECORATION
Lyle R. Wheeler
ART DIRECTION
Adele Palmer
COSTUME DESIGN
E. Clayton Ward
SOUND
Ben Nye
MAKEUP ARTIST
Harry M. Leonard
SOUND
Louis R. Loeffler
EDITOR
Helen Turpin
HAIRSTYLIST
Alex North
SONGS
William Faulkner
NOVEL