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The Long Hot Summer

Duration: 1 hour, 51 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

When Ben Quick, a reputed barn-burner and ruthless opportunist, arrives in the small Southern town of Frenchman's Bend, it doesn't take him long to impress the town's 'owner', Will Varner. But this handsome stranger's heartless charm is not as appealing to Varner's daughter Clara. Show less

Contributors

Ben Quick:
Paul Newman
Will Varner:
Orson Welles
Clara Varner:
Joanne Woodward
Jody Varner:
Anthony Franciosa
Minnie Littlejohn:
Angela Lansbury
Alan Stewart:
Richard Anderson
Agnes Stewart:
Sarah Marshall
Director:
Martin Ritt

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