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The Long, Hot Summer (DVD)

Paul Newman (actor), Lee Remick (actor) and Martin Ritt (director)
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Synopsis

Melodrama, based on several stories by William Faulkner, about life in a small Mississippi town owned by one despotic man, and the power he wields over his family and the people in the town.

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Title Note

Shot on location in Louisiana.

Theatrical release: April 4, 1958.

THE LONG, HOT SUMMER was the first film Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman starred in together. They married the same year it was released.

Remade in 1985 for television with Don Johnson and Judith Ivey in the Newman and Woodward roles, respectively.

Adapted from two different Faulkner stories, "Barn Burning" and "Spotted Horses," which is part of his novel THE HAMLET.

Faulkner had previously tried to turn "Barn Burning" into a script, without success.
Martin Ritt taught both Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward at the Actor's Studio.

Release Note

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
Additional Release Material:
Featurette - AMC BACKSTORY: THE LONG, HOT SUMMER
Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
Additional Footage - 1. Movie Tone News Segment on World Premiere
Text/Galleries:
Stills/Photos

Product Notes

A witty, involving drama set in rural Mississippi, Martin Ritt's second film exudes the peculiar charm of the Deep South. Martin Ritt combined two of William Faulkner's Southern stories into this immensely entertaining drama starring Paul Newman as Ben Quick, a wandering handyman who arrives in Frenchman's Bend, Mississippi where menacing rumors about his past are circulating. The self-made town despot, Will Varner (Welles), quickly warms to the drifter and, seeing a bit of himself in Ben Quick, Varner takes him under his wing and gives him a job at his store. Disappointed with his own son's lazy demeanor, and fearing that his grandchildren will be the same, Varner tells Quick that he'd like him to marry his daughter Clara (Woodward), a tough-minded schoolteacher. Quick and Clara clash at first, and their scenes together project an electricity that practically jumps off the screen, no doubt aided by the stars' offscreen attraction. Their performance, along with sharp dialogue and strong support from the rest of the cast, especially Welles' portrayal of Will Varner, a Southern variation on his Hank Quinlan from A TOUCH OF EVIL, help make THE LONG, HOT SUMMER a classic.

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