Long Hot Summer. The
20th Century Fox (1958)
Drama
In Collection
#7920
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Seen ItYes
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IMDB   7.4
1 hr 55 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR
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
George Dunn Peabody
Sarah Marshall Agnes Stewart
Mabel Albertson Mrs. Stewart
Director
Martin Ritt
Producer Jerry Wald
Writer William Faulkner
Irving Ravetch
Harriet Frank, Jr.


"...Strikingly directed...Steamy with sex." -Martin Ritt, Variety

Directed by Martin Ritt, The Long, Hot Summer is based on three William Faulkner stories, and marks the first on-screen teaming of Newman and Woodward.

Featuring an all-star cast including Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Orson Welles and Lee Remick, this smoldering story from the Deep South is filled with sexual tension, bawdy humor and powerfully clashing personalities. When suspected barnburner Ben Quick (Newman) drifts into a town dominated by Will Varner (Welles), he is recruited to husband Varner's spinster daughter (Woodward) so that Varner can keep an eye on him. But the two men soon lock horns, and ultimately a chain of events leaves them all changed forever.
Edition Details
Edition Widescreen Edition
Distributor 20th Century Fox
Chapters 32
Release Date 2002
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Subtitles English; Spanish
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Mono
SPANISH: Dolby Digital Mono
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
AMC Backstory: Long, Hot Summer
Movie Tone News: The Long Hot Summer in World Premiere, A Louisiana Triumph
Theatrical Trailer