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Drama

The Long, Hot Summer(1958)

7.1(224)
1h 55m
1958-05-17

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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Top Cast

Paul Newman
Paul Newman
Ben Quick
Joanne Woodward
Joanne Woodward
Clara Varner
Anthony Franciosa
Anthony Franciosa
Jody Varner

Keywords

small townbased on novel or bookarranged marriagehost familyfamily relationshipssexual tensionarsonclass differencesfalse accusationsarsonistsexual repressionoverbearing fatherstrangerbased on short storysharecroppergeneral storefather son conflictsummertimefather son relationshipfather daughter relationshipsouthern gothicseducercharming man

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