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Titolo originale: The Long, Hot Summer
Regia: Martin Ritt |
Anno: 1958
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Dramma
Tag: small town | based on novel or book | arranged marriage | host family | family relationships | sexual tension | arson | class differences | false accusations | arsonist | sexual repression | overbearing father | stranger | based on short story | sharecropper | general store | father son conflict | summertime | father son relationship | father daughter relationship | southern gothic | seducer | charming man |
Cast: Paul Newman | Joanne Woodward | Anthony Franciosa | Orson Welles | Lee Remick | Angela Lansbury | Richard Anderson | Sarah Marshall | Mabel Albertson | J. Pat O'Malley | Bill Walker | Robert Adler | Val Avery | Jim Brandt | Brian Corcoran | Lee Erickson | Byron Foulger | I. Stanford Jolley | Nicholas King | Ralph Reed | Steve Widders | Arthur Tovey | Helen Wallace |

Nel profondo Sud afoso degli Stati Uniti, arriva Ben Quick, un piantagrane, vagabondo e faccia da schiaffi con la fama di piromane. Va a lavorare per Willy Varner, proprietario terriero che domina tutti con pugno di ferro, dai familiari al paese e ha una relazione con Minnie. Willy intuisce che il nuovo arrivato ha una grande personalità e di trovarsi di fronte a un suo pari. La figlia di Willy, Clara, non ne è entusiasta all'inizio, ma con il tempo apprezza Ben sempre più.

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Orson Welles sometimes wore a fake nose when he worked. When he perspired on the set of this movie, [...] D
Oscar Levant said about Producer Jerry Wald, "He suddenly became involved with William Faulkner. He' [...] D
On Will Varner's (Orson Welles') chair in his study there is a spoked wheel. When he and Ben Quick ( [...] D
The cast featured three Oscar winners: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, and Orson Welles; and three Osc [...] D
Director Martin Ritt was forever known after this movie as the man who tamed Orson Welles. During fi [...] D
The title song, "The Long, Hot Summer" was also used as the title song for the TV series The Long, H [...] D
Will Varner (Orson Welles) was supposed to drive a car in this movie, but Welles could not drive, an [...] D
This movie marks Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman's first cinematic collaboration. D
The title song "The Long Hot Summer" was a hit single for Jimmie Rodgers, who had a peak year in 195 [...] D
The two movies featured on the marquee of the "Joy Theater" are Cameron Mitchell and Diane Foster in [...] D
Orson Welles had trouble during the shooting because he was under stress with the Touch Of Evil (195 [...] D
It took five days to film the barn burning scene because the sky, winds, or amount of sunlight were [...] D
The opening sequence of Newman and the two ladies in the convertible is reminiscent of a later film, [...] D
The bidding war for a picnic basket meal was earlier seen in both the stage and film version of Okla [...] D
Shooting began in the sweltering heat of September 1957 near Baton Rouge, Louisiana with a budget of [...] D
Joanne Woodward became pregnant during production only to miscarry on her and Paul Newman's honeymoo [...] D
One of a very few movies that had an actress and an actor who were married to each other, both of wh [...] D
During post-production, Director Martin Ritt found that it was nearly impossible to understand any o [...] D
Included among the American Film Institute's 2002 list of 400 movies nominated for the top 100 top 1 [...] D
Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward channelled their off-screen chemistry into their characters and work [...] D
The success of this movie helped Martin Ritt reestablish himself as a major director following his f [...] D
Sarah Marshall and J. Pat O'Malley appeared together in Season 5, Episode 15 of Perry Mason, "The Ca [...] D
Plot summary: A small-town Mississippi boss (Orson Welles) tries to pair his daughter (Joanne Woodwa [...] D
The scorching Louisiana heat didn't help Orson Welles' temperament on the set. "He was having terrib [...] D
Director Martin Ritt was at pains to film in authentic southern locales, yet the affected southern a [...] D
Dame Angela Lansbury relished her role and thoroughly enjoyed working with Director Martin Ritt - "H [...] D
Clara Varner (Joanne Woodward) drove a 1954 Lincoln Capri convertible with a Continental kit. D
The cast includes three Oscar winners: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, and Orson Welles; and three Osc [...] D
Orson Welles was forty-two-years-old, but was cast as a sixty-one-year-old man due to his weight. He [...] D
The 20th Century Fox logo from this movie was used in The Greatest Showman (2017) to precede said mo [...] D
Lee Remick and Anthony Franciosa also appeared together in Un volto nella folla (1957). D
A month after production wrapped, Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward got married in Las Vegas. D
Nine years after this production, Mabel Albertson and Joanne Woodward appeared in 'A Fine Madness' ( [...] D
Orson Welles had a rough time making this movie and caused plenty of trouble. Used to being in contr [...] D
The name Ben Quick also popped up as a saw mill owner in the Playhouse 90 production of "Tomorrow", [...] D
At the beginning of the movie after Clara and Eula pick up Ben Quick and enter into town, they pass [...] D