| Edition |
Widescreen edition. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, stereo surround or mono, region 1. |
| Cast |
Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa, Orson Welles, Lee Remick, Angela Lansbury. |
| Credits |
Cinematography, Joseph LaShelle ; editing, Louis R. Loeffler ; sound, Harry M. Leonard, E. Clayton Ward. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Language |
English or French dialogue with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Man-woman relationships -- Mississippi -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Video recordings 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.
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Lansbury, Angela, 1925-2022
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Ravetch, Irving.
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Frank, Harriet, Jr.
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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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