The Long Hot Summer
Accused barn burner and con man Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly ingratiates himself with its richest family, the Varners. Civic leader Will Varner decides Ben might be just the man for his daughter, Clara, much to the displeasure of Will's gutless son and Clara's society boyfriend.
8 August 1926, Long Branch, New Jersey, USA
24 December 1896, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
24 July 1901, Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
14 November 1904, Douglas, Arizona, USA
25 October 1928, New York City, New York, USA
23 October 1889, Van Nuys, California, USA
1 July 1896, Pendleton, Indiana, USA
14 December 1935, Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
27 February 1930, Thomasville, Georgia, USA
16 October 1925, Regent's Park, London, England, UK
January 07, 2008
Director Martin Ritt and writers Harriet Frank, Jr. and Irving Ravetch opted for a less-than-faithful adaptation of the author's work, and the results were excellent.
September 08, 2003
O belo roteiro, escrito a partir de histórias de William Faulkner, ganha ainda mais dimensão graças às performances de Newman, Woodward e Welles - além, é claro, da direção segura de Martin Ritt e da ótima fotografia.
June 24, 2006
The ending is an unconvincing cop out, but it can't spoil the film's compulsive dramatic tension (or a marvellous comic cameo from Angela Lansbury as Welles' long-suffering mistress).
July 04, 2003
[An] uneasy blend of three Faulkner short stories.
January 07, 2008
This picture is strikingly directed by Martin Ritt.
June 02, 2011
This small-town family melodrama, a quintessential 1950s film in its themes and tensions, is well acted by Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Lee Remick.
March 25, 2006
The Long, Hot Summer starts superbly and ends in a senseless, flabby heap.
March 01, 2004
The conclusion is surprising and quite exciting, as this self-contained little southern world unravels.
October 01, 2008
Newman's performance as Ben Quick, before the script blunts it, is as mean and keen as a cackle-edge scythe.
July 04, 2003
Newman, perfectly cast as the intruder, dominates the movie.
