The Long, Hot Summer (1958)

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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.

• Released: 1958-05-17
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 1h 55m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 233 votes

Directed by Martin Ritt.

Top 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

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Where to watch The Long, Hot Summer

• United States: stream on Philo, Criterion Channel, FlixFling; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Criterion Channel, FlixFling; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, FlixFling, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, FlixFling, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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