The Long, Hot Summer
“The people of Faulkner...the language of Faulkner...the world of Faulkner!”
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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Cast
38 people
Paul Newman
Ben Quick
Known for
Cars
The Sting
Joanne Woodward
Clara Varner
Known for
The Three Faces of Eve
Empire Falls
Anthony Franciosa
Jody Varner
Known for
Tenebre
A Face in the Crowd
Orson Welles
Will Varner
Known for
Citizen Kane
Touch of Evil
Lee Remick
Eula Varner
Known for
The Omen
Anatomy of a Murder
Angela Lansbury
Minnie Littlejohn
Known for
Beauty and the Beast
Mr. Popper's Penguins
Richard Anderson
Alan Stewart
Known for
The Six Million Dollar Man
Paths of Glory
Sarah Marshall
Agnes Stewart
Also in
Scruples
Dangerous Minds
Mabel Albertson
Elizabeth Stewart
Known for
Barefoot in the Park
What's Up, Doc?
J. Pat O'Malley
Ratliff
Known for
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
The Jungle Book
Bill Walker
Lucius
Known for
Our Man Flint
The Big Knife
Robert Adler
Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
Known for
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Martin Ritt Director · Irving Ravetch Screenplay Harriet Frank Jr. Screenplay
Worldwide gross $3.5M · Budget $1.6M · United States release March 13, 1958
Box office
Budget
$1,600,000
Worldwide gross
$3,500,000
Gross vs. budget
2.2×
Production
Jerry Wald Productions
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · March 13, 1958
Premiere
Brazil
December 4, 1998 · TV · mj.gov.br
Denmark
May 27, 1959 · Theatrical
Finland
August 29, 1958 · Theatrical
France
May 17, 1958 · Theatrical · Cannes Film Festival
Germany
May 18, 1958 · Theatrical
Ireland
July 4, 1958 · Theatrical
Italy
May 20, 1958 · Theatrical
Sweden
May 26, 1958 · Theatrical
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