| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1); Dolby digital stereo. surround or mono. |
| Language |
English (stereo) and French (mono) language soundtracks with optional English, French and Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned in English. |
| Cast |
Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa, Orson Welles, Lee Remick, Angela Lansbury. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Joseph La Shelle ; editor, Louis R. Loeffler ; music, Alex North. |
| Note |
Based on the novel by William Faulkner. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1958. |
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Special features include: AMC Backstory documentary "Long, hot summer"; Movie Tone newsreel: "The long hot summer in world premiere, a Louisiana triumph"; theatrical trailer for this film and other Paul Newman films. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Swindlers and swindling -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Ritt, Martin, 1914-1990.
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Wald, Jerry, 1911-1962.
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Ravetch, Irving.
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Frank, Harriet, Jr.
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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.
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Lansbury, Angela, 1925-
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Faulkner, William, 1897-1962.
Long hot summer.
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
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Jerry Wald Productions.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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| Added Title |
William Faulkner's The long, hot summer |
| Standard No. |
024543075530 |
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