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  • The Long, Hot Summer (1958)
  • Not Rated
    115 min | Drama
The Long, Hot Summer (1958)
Not Rated
115 min | Drama

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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Director
Writers
William Faulkner (novella "Spotted Horses") (short story "Barn Burning") (novel "The Hamlet") | Irving Ravetch (screenplay) | Harriet Frank Jr. (screenplay)
Producer
Composer
Cinematographer
Joseph LaShelle (as Joseph La Shelle)
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Release date
Mar 12, 1958 (United States)

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Cast

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38 cast members
Name Known for
Paul Newman
Ben Quick Ben Quick   See fewer
Joanne Woodward
Clara Varner Clara Varner   See fewer
Anthony Franciosa
Jody Varner Jody Varner   See fewer
Orson Welles
Will Varner Will Varner   See fewer
Lee Remick
Eula Varner Eula Varner   See fewer
Angela Lansbury
Minnie Littlejohn Minnie Littlejohn   See fewer
Richard Anderson
Alan Stewart Alan Stewart   See fewer
Sarah Marshall
Agnes Stewart Agnes Stewart   See fewer
Mabel Albertson
Elizabeth Stewart Elizabeth Stewart   See fewer
J. Pat O'Malley
Ratliff Ratliff   See fewer
Bill Walker
Lucius (as William Walker) Lucius (as William Walker)   See fewer
Robert Adler
Ambulance Driver (uncredited) Ambulance Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Val Avery
Wilk (uncredited) Wilk (uncredited)   See fewer
Al Bain
Man at Auction (uncredited) Man at Auction (uncredited)   See fewer
Oscar Blank
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Danny Borzage
Man at Auction (uncredited) Man at Auction (uncredited)   See fewer
Jim Brandt
Linus Olds (uncredited) Linus Olds (uncredited)   See fewer
Ella Mae Brown
Woman at Auction (uncredited) Woman at Auction (uncredited)   See fewer
Brian Corcoran
Harry Peabody (uncredited) Harry Peabody (uncredited)   See fewer
Lee Erickson
Tom Shortly (uncredited) Tom Shortly (uncredited)   See fewer
Byron Foulger
Harris (uncredited) Harris (uncredited)   See fewer
Joseph Glick
Man at Auction (uncredited) Man at Auction (uncredited)   See fewer
Jimmie Horan
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Eugene Jackson
Waiter (uncredited) Waiter (uncredited)   See fewer
Michael Jeffers
Man at Auction (uncredited) Man at Auction (uncredited)   See fewer
I. Stanford Jolley
Houston (uncredited) Houston (uncredited)   See fewer
Chester Jones
Man at Auction (uncredited) Man at Auction (uncredited)   See fewer
Nicholas King
John Fisher (uncredited) John Fisher (uncredited)   See fewer
Joseph C. Narcisse
Man at Auction (uncredited) Man at Auction (uncredited)   See fewer
Terry Rangno
Pete Armistead (uncredited) Pete Armistead (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Ravel
Man at Auction (uncredited) Man at Auction (uncredited)   See fewer
Ralph Reed
J.V. Bookright (uncredited) J.V. Bookright (uncredited)   See fewer
Victor Rodman
Justice of the Peace (uncredited) Justice of the Peace (uncredited)   See fewer
Pat Rosemond
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Walter Smith
Man at Auction (uncredited) Man at Auction (uncredited)   See fewer
Arthur Tovey
Man at Auction (uncredited) Man at Auction (uncredited)   See fewer
Helen Wallace
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Steve Widders
Buddy Peabody (uncredited) Buddy Peabody (uncredited)   See fewer
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