Tuesday, January 11, 2011

The Long, Hot Summer (1958)

The Long, Hot Summer (1958)

Actors: William Forsythe , James Gammon , Jason Robards , Ava Gardner , Rance Howard , Cybill Shepherd , Albert Hall , Bill Thurman , Don Johnson , Judith Ivey , William Russ , Wings Hauser , Stephen Davies , Charlotte Stanton , Alexandra Johnson
Director: Stuart Cooper
IMDB Rate: 6.9 out of 10 (376 votes)
Plot Summary:Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Orson Welles, Anthony Franciosa, Lee Remick and Angela Lansbury co-star in this riveting tale of life in the Deep South. Provocative and compelling, it simmers with sexual tension, bawdy humor and a powerful clash of personalities. When Ben Quick (Newman), a suspected barnburner drifts into town, he catches the eye of Will Varner, a tyrannical, intimidating patriarch (Welles) who decides Quick is the ideal husband for his spinsterish daughter (Woodward). But once the loner moves in, the two men lock horns, drawing Varners family into a complex web of emotions and actions that leaves all of them changed forever.

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