The Long, Hot Summer
212 reviews
Drama
1h 55m
1958
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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Accused barn burner and conman Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly ingratiates himself with its richest family, the Varners.
- DirectorMartin Ritt
- Release17 May 1958
- GenreDrama
- Duration1h 55m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate212 reviews
- Productions
Jerry Wald Productions, 20th Century Fox
Cast

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)

Brian Corcoran
Harry Peabody (uncredited)

Byron Foulger
Harris (uncredited)

I. Stanford Jolley
Houston (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey
Man at Auction (uncredited)

Helen Wallace
Minor Role (uncredited)
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