The Long, Hot Summer
The people of Faulkner...the language of Faulkner...the world of Faulkner!
Rating
7.1 The Film
The Long, Hot Summer
The people of Faulkner...the language of Faulkner...the world of Faulkner!
The Story
Accused barn burner and conman Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly ingratiates himself with its richest family, the Varners.
charming man seducer southern gothic father daughter relationship father son relationship summertime father son conflict general store sharecropper based on short story stranger overbearing father sexual repression arsonist false accusations class differences arson sexual tension family relationships host family arranged marriage based on novel or book small town
Runtime
115 min
Released May 1958
Gallery
The Stills.
