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Paul Newman in The Long Hot Summer

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

continues a major season of his films Tonight with Orson Welles and Joanne Woodward
Paul Newman as a ruthless opportunist and Orson Welles as an experienced schemer form an uneasy friendship in Faulkner's drama, set in his beloved Mississippi, about an ageing aristocrat who wants a grandson before he dies.
Screenplay by IRVING RAVETCH and HARRY FRANK JR Produced by JERRY wald Directed by MARTIN ritt Films: page 14

Contributors

Unknown:
Orson Welles
Unknown:
Joanne Woodward
Unknown:
Paul Newman
Unknown:
Orson Welles
Play By:
Irving Ravetch
Unknown:
Harry Frank
Produced By:
Jerry Wald
Directed By:
Martin Ritt
Ben Quick:
Paul Newman
Clara Varner:
Joanne Woodward
Jody:
Anthony Franciosa
Varner:
Orson Welles
Eula Varner:
Lee Remick
Minnie:
Angela Lansbury
Source: Radio Times

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