The Long, Hot Summer
“The people of Faulkner...the language of Faulkner...the world of Faulkner!”
7.0(230)NR19581h 55mEN
Directed by Martin Ritt
Accused barn burner and conman Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly ingratiates himself with its richest family, the Varners.
small townbased on novel or bookarranged marriagehost familyfamily relationshipssexual tensionarsonclass differencesfalse accusationsarsonistsexual repressionoverbearing father
Budget $1.6MBox office $3.5M
