Edition |
Widescreen ed. |
Description |
1 videodisc (115 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
Note |
Based on the novel by William Faulkner. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1958. |
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Bonus features: AMC Backstory "Long Hot Summer"; Movie Tone News: The Long Hot Summer in World Premiere, a Louisiana Triumph"; theatrical trailer. |
Credits |
Cinematography, Joseph LaShelle ; editing, Louis R. Loeffler ; sound, Harry M. Leonard, E. Clayton Ward. |
Cast |
Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa, Orson Welles, Lee Remick, Angela Lansbury. |
Summary |
Ben Quick, an industrious con artist who's known throughout the country as a barn burner, gets run out of a Mississippi town. He meets up with Clara Varner, whose father is pressuring her to get married and provide him with grandchildren. It isn't long before he decides Ben and Clara should marry, and when she resists, it sets up a dramatically escalating clash of wills. |
Audience |
Not rated. |
System Details |
DVD, stereo surround or mono, region 1. |
Language |
English, Spanish, or French soundtracks with English and Spanish subtitles; closed captioned. |
Subject |
Man-woman relationships -- Mississippi -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Films for the hearing impaired.
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Added Author |
Newman, Paul, 1925-2008.
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Woodward, Joanne, 1930-
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Franciosa, Anthony, 1928-2006.
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Welles, Orson, 1915-1985.
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Remick, Lee, 1935-1991.
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Lansbury, Angela, 1925-2022.
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Ravetch, Irving, 1920-2010.
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Frank, Harriet.
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Wald, Jerry, 1911-1962.
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Ritt, Martin, 1914-1990.
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Faulkner, William, 1897-1962.
Long hot summer.
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Jerry Wald Productions.
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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Standard No. |
024543075530 |
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