The Long, Hot Summer (1958)
Accused barn burner and conman Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly ingratiates himself with its richest family, the Varners.
- Released
- 1958-05-17
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Martin Ritt, Irving Ravetch, Harriet Frank Jr.
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 from 234 votes
Cast
- Paul Newman as Ben Quick
- Joanne Woodward as Clara Varner
- Anthony Franciosa as Jody Varner
- Orson Welles as Will Varner
- Lee Remick as Eula Varner
- Angela Lansbury as Minnie Littlejohn
- Richard Anderson as Alan Stewart
- Sarah Marshall as Agnes Stewart
- Mabel Albertson as Elizabeth Stewart
- J. Pat O'Malley as Ratliff
- Bill Walker as Lucius
- Robert Adler as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)