The Long, Hot Summer (1958)

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Directed by

Martin Ritt

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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

Written by

William Faulkner

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Description: Ben Quick (Paul Newman), a sullen but self-confident drifter, arrives in a small Mississippi town where his father had a bad reputation as a firebug. Will Varner (Orson Welles), the town's patriarch, still holds a grudge against Quick's dad, and when the young man decides to stay in town and sharecrop on Varner's land, Will goes out of his way to make his life difficult. However, Will develops a grudging respect for Quick's guts and determination, and he wishes that his weak-willed son Jody (Anthony Franciosa) could be more like him; Jody's wife Eula (Lee Remick) happens to agree. In time, Will gets the idea that Quick might be ... (more)

Release date: 18 May 1958
UPC: 024543075530

Tags: Drama (5), 1958 (4), Farmer (3), Mississippi (3), Arranged Marriage (2), Small Town Life (2), Hitchhiker (2), 1950s (2), Father Daughter Relationship (2), Father Son Relationship (2), Teacher (2), Ambulance (2), Ambition (2), 50's (1), Strife (1), 04 (1), Confidence Man (1), Male Female Relationship (1), Landowner (1)

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"First viewing - July 4th HBO Max I liked this better when it was called Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Can't fault the cast, it's the story that stumbles its way from start to finish. Course it doesn't help that the main thread of the story is centered on a rich Southern white dude imposing his will on his daughter's body with no regard for her intellect or desires. Despite some good individual scenes, the story never fully comes together in a satisfying way, & the ending had me rolling my eyes so hard"