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Title: The Long, Hot Summer

Release Date: 17 May 1958

Runtime: 1h 55m

Genre: Drama

Director: Jerry Wald Productions, 20th Century Fox

Production Companies: Jerry Wald Productions, 20th Century Fox

Overview: 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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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.1 (207 votes)

Cast

  • Ben Quick: Paul Newman
  • Clara Varner: Joanne Woodward
  • Jody Varner: Anthony Franciosa
  • Will Varner: Orson Welles
  • Eula Varner: Lee Remick
  • Minnie Littlejohn: Angela Lansbury
  • Alan Stewart: Richard Anderson
  • Agnes Stewart: Sarah Marshall
  • Elizabeth Stewart: Mabel Albertson
  • Ratliff: J. Pat O'Malley
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