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Film of the Week: The Long Hot Summer

BBC One
on BBC One London

Paul Newman stars in the first of a short season of his greatest films, tonight with Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa, Orson Welles, Lee Remick, Angela Lansbury

Paul Newman as a ruthless opportunist and Orson Welles as an experienced schemer form an uneasy friendship in this Faulkner drama set in his beloved Mississippi, about an ageing aristocrat who wants a grandson.

Contributors

Director:
Martin Ritt
Ben Quick:
Paul Newman
Clara Varner:
Joanne Woodward
Jody:
Anthony Franciosa
Varner:
Orson Welles
Eula Varner:
Lee Remick
Minnie:
Angela Lansbury
Alan Stewart:
Richard Anderson
Agnes Stewart:
Sarah Marshall
Mrs Stewart:
Mabel Albertson
Ratliff J:
Pat O'Malley
Lucius:
William Walker
Source: Radio Times

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