The long, hot summer
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2003].
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Main Library - Media
DVD Long
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DVD Long
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| Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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| Southside - Media | DVD Long | Checked Out | May 4, 2024 |
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Published
Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2003].
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Language
English
UPC
024543075530
Notes
General Note
Based on the novel by William Faulkner.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1958.
General Note
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.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Joseph La Shelle ; editor, Louis R. Loeffler ; music, Alex North.
Participants/Performers
Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa, Orson Welles, Lee Remick, Angela Lansbury.
Description
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.
System Details
DVD format.
Language
English (stereo) and French (mono) language soundtracks with optional English, French and Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned in English.