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The Long, Hot Summer

1958 · TMDB 7.0

Directed by Martin Ritt

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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Martin Ritt's Faulkner adaptation simmers with small-town Southern heat. Paul Newman's charismatic drifter stirs the pot, and the film's sweltering atmosphere becomes a character in itself, exploring family and desire under a relentless sun.

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Runtime
115 min
Released
1958-05-17
Studio
Jerry Wald Productions
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB score
7.0
Drama

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Martin Ritt's Faulkner adaptation simmers with small-town Southern heat. Paul Newman's charismatic drifter stirs the pot, and the film's sweltering atmosphere becomes a character in itself, exploring family and desire under a relentless sun.

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