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Duration: 1 hour, 51 minutes

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

Drifter Ben Quck, drummed out of town for a barn-burning he had nothing to do with, moves to the town of Frenchman's Bend and the steamy world of the Varners, a dynastic Mississippi family. Show more

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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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