---
title: 'The Long, Hot Summer (1958)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Martin Ritt'
released: '1958-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 115
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-long-hot-summer-1958'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051878/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Long, Hot Summer (1958)

1958 · 115 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Long, Hot Summer is a 1958 American Southern Gothic drama film starring Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa, Orson Welles, Lee Remick, and Angela Lansbury. It was directed by Martin Ritt, with a screenplay by Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank Jr., based in part on three works by William Faulkner: the 1931 novella "Spotted Horses", the 1939 short story "Barn Burning" and the 1940 novel The Hamlet. The title is taken from The Hamlet, as Book Three is called "The Long Summer". Some characters, as well as tone, were inspired by Tennessee Williams' 1955 play, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, a film adaptation of which – also starring Newman – was released 5 months later.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Martin Ritt](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-ritt)
- **Screenplay:** [William Faulkner](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-faulkner), [Harriet Frank Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/harriet-frank-jr)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alex North](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-north)
- **Producer:** [Jerry Wald](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-wald)
- **Director of Photography:** [Joseph LaShelle](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-lashelle)
- **Editor:** [Louis R. Loeffler](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-r-loeffler)

## Cast

- [Paul Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-newman)
- [J. Pat O'Malley](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-pat-o-malley)
- [Lee Remick](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-remick)
- [Bill Walker](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-walker)
- [Byron Foulger](https://cinepixo.com/people/byron-foulger)
- [Val Avery](https://cinepixo.com/people/val-avery)
- [Richard Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-anderson)
- [Angela Lansbury](https://cinepixo.com/people/angela-lansbury)
- [Joanne Woodward](https://cinepixo.com/people/joanne-woodward)
- [Mabel Albertson](https://cinepixo.com/people/mabel-albertson)
- [Anthony Franciosa](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-franciosa)
- [Orson Welles](https://cinepixo.com/people/orson-welles)
- [Sarah Marshall](https://cinepixo.com/people/sarah-marshall)

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