The Long, Hot Summer (1958)
The people of Faulkner...the language of Faulkner...the world of Faulkner!
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
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
Byron Foulger
Harris (uncredited)
Keywords
Based on novel or bookFather son relationshipSmall townFalse accusationsFather daughter relationshipSummerClass differencesFamily relationshipsMississippi riverBased on short storyFather son conflictArsonArranged marriageStrangerDrifterHeatSexual tensionSouthern gothicSummertimeHost familySharecropperGeneral storeOverbearing fatherSexual repressionArsonistSeducerCharming man
