Created by Dean Riesner, The Long, Hot Summer was based on the novel The Hamlet by William Faulkner, the short story "Barn Burning", and the 1958 film of the same name.

Movie Information In Brief: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Orson Welles (and his perpetually melting fake nose) and a collection other stars got together in 1958 — along with their phony (and ...

The Long, Hot Summer is a simmering story of life in the Deep South, steamy with sex and laced with violence and bawdy humor. Although the setting is Mississippi, race relations play no part; it ...

The Long, Hot Summer | News | The Harvard CrimsonThere's a long hot movie at the Brattle. Mellow music, vibrant color, and a steamy setting all push up the thermometer, so don't dress too warmly ...

While filming the 1958 enemies-to-lovers romance the actors fell for each another—and their chemistry crackles on screen! Part of the Revue’s summer-long Heat Wave series, introduced by ...