The Long, Hot Summer
Directed by	Martin Ritt
Produced by	Jerry Wald
Written by	William Faulkner, Irving Ravetch, Harriet Frank Jr. Martin Ritt ( March 2, 1914 &ndash December 8, 1990) was an American director, Actor, and Playwright Jerry Wald ( September 16 1911 &ndash July 13 1962) was an Academy Award -winning American producer and William Faulkner (born William Cuthbert Falkner) ( September 25, 1897 – July 6, 1962) was an American Author
Starring	Paul Newman, Lee Remick, Joanne Woodward, Orson Welles
Release date(s)	1958
Running time	115 min. Paul Leonard Newman (January 26 1925 &ndash September 26 2008 was an Academy Award Lee Ann Remick ( December 14, 1935 – July 2, 1991) was an Academy Award - and Tony Award -nominated American film and Joanne Gignilliat Trimmier Woodward (born February 27, 1930) is an American Academy Award - Golden Globe - Emmy and George Orson Welles (May 6 1915 – October 10 1985 was an Academy Award -winning director, writer actor and producer for film stage radio and television Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Language	English
IMDb profile

The Long, Hot Summer is a 1958 film directed by Martin Ritt, starring Orson Welles, Paul Newman, Lee Remick and Joanne Woodward. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Martin Ritt ( March 2, 1914 &ndash December 8, 1990) was an American director, Actor, and Playwright George Orson Welles (May 6 1915 – October 10 1985 was an Academy Award -winning director, writer actor and producer for film stage radio and television Paul Leonard Newman (January 26 1925 &ndash September 26 2008 was an Academy Award Lee Ann Remick ( December 14, 1935 – July 2, 1991) was an Academy Award - and Tony Award -nominated American film and Joanne Gignilliat Trimmier Woodward (born February 27, 1930) is an American Academy Award - Golden Globe - Emmy and The film is based on stories by William Faulkner, primarily "The Hamlet. William Faulkner (born William Cuthbert Falkner) ( September 25, 1897 – July 6, 1962) was an American Author The Hamlet is a novel by the American author William Faulkner, published in 1940 about the fictional Snopes family of Mississippi. "

Synopsis

Ben Quick (Newman) hitches a ride to Frenchman's Bend, Mississippi, from Clara (Woodward) and Eula Varner (Lee Remick). Lee Ann Remick ( December 14, 1935 – July 2, 1991) was an Academy Award - and Tony Award -nominated American film and Clara's father and Eula's father-in-law is Will Varner (Welles), the domineering owner of most of the town. Will sees in the brash newcomer a younger version of himself, ruthless and ambitious. These qualities are sadly lacking in his son Jody (Tony Franciosa). Anthony Franciosa, born Anthony George Papaleo Jr, (October 25 1928 – January 19 2006 was an American Actor, usually billed as Tony Franciosa

He is also disappointed with his schoolteacher daughter; Clara's boyfriend, Alan Stewart (Richard Anderson), is a mamma's boy, not the kind of son-in-law Will wants. Richard Norman Anderson (born August 8, 1926) is an American actor in film and television He schemes to push his daughter and Ben together, to try to bring fresh, virile blood into the family. She, however, is (seemingly) unimpressed with the crude, if magnetic upstart. On the other hand, he sees something in her beyond the money and power Will offers.

Meanwhile, widower Will's longtime mistress, Minnie Littlejohn (Angela Lansbury), is dissatisfied with her situation. Angela Brigid Lansbury, CBE (born October 16, 1925) is an English Golden Globe Award and Tony Award winning Actress All these strained relationships come to a boil during the long, hot summer.

Remakes

It was remade as a 26-part television series of the same name, airing in 1965 and 1966, with Dan O'Herlihy, Roy Thinnes, Nancy Malone, Lana Wood, Ruth Roman, and Edmond O'Brien. The Long Hot Summer was broadcast on ABC-TV for one season from 1965 - 1966. Daniel O'Herlihy ( May 1 1919 — February 17 2005) was an Academy Award -nominated Irish Film Actor Roy Thinnes (born April 6, 1938) is an American Television Actor. Nancy Malone (born March 19, 1935) is an American television Actress, principally in guest roles from the 1950s to 1970s who moved into producing and Svetlana Nikolaevna Gurdin (born March 1, 1946) better known as Lana Wood, is an American Actress and producer born Ruth Roman ( December 22, 1922 – September 9, 1999) was an American actress Edmond O'Brien (September 10 1915 – May 9 1985 was an American Film Actor who is perhaps best remembered for his role in D

It was remade again for TV in 1985, with Jason Robards, Don Johnson, and Cybill Shepherd (in the role of Eula). Jason Nelson Robards Jr, ( July 26, 1922 &ndash December 26, 2000) was an American Actor. Don Johnson (born Donnie Wayne Johnson, December 15 1949 Personal life Relationships and family At 22 Johnson began a four-year liaison Cybill Lynne Shepherd (born 18 February, 1950) is a American Actress, Singer and former fashion model. It received two Emmy nominations, for Outstanding Miniseries and Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or a Special.

Trivia

• It was filmed on location in Louisiana.
• Newman and Woodward married after the completion of the movie.
• Welles wore a fake nose throughout the movie, which fell off several times during filming because of the heat

External links

• The Long, Hot Summer at the Internet Movie Database

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