Movie
The Long, Hot Summer
Overview
Accused barn burner and conman Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly ingratiates himself with its richest family, the Varners.
Details
- Release date
- 1958-05-17
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Jerry Wald Productions, 20th Century Fox
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
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)
Crew
- Martin Ritt - Director
- Irving Ravetch - Screenplay
- Harriet Frank Jr. - Screenplay
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