The Long, Hot Summer
"The people of Faulkner...the language of Faulkner...the world of Faulkner!"
1958-05-17
7.1
en 115mDrama
Accused barn burner and conman Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly ingratiates himself with its richest family, the Varners.
Director
Martin Ritt
Conductor
Lionel Newman
Special Effects
L.B. Abbott
Assistant Director
Eli Dunn
Short Story
William Faulkner
Original Music Composer
Alex North
small town based on novel or book arranged marriage host family family relationships sexual tension arson class differences false accusations arsonist sexual repression overbearing father stranger based on short story sharecropper general store father son conflict summertime father son relationship father daughter relationship southern gothic seducer charming man
Status
ReleasedCountries
- United States of America
Companies
- Jerry Wald Productions
- 20th Century Fox
