---
title: 'The Sound and the Fury (1959)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Martin Ritt'
released: '1959-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 115
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-sound-and-the-fury-1959'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053298/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Sound and the Fury (1959)

1959 · 115 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Sound and the Fury is a 1959 American drama film directed by Martin Ritt. It is loosely based on the 1929 novel of the same title by William Faulkner.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Martin Ritt](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-ritt)
- **Screenplay:** [Harriet Frank Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/harriet-frank-jr), [Irving Ravetch](https://cinepixo.com/people/irving-ravetch)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alex North](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-north)
- **Producer:** [Jerry Wald](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-wald)
- **Director of Photography:** [Charles G. Clarke](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-g-clarke)
- **Editor:** [Stuart Gilmore](https://cinepixo.com/people/stuart-gilmore)

## Cast

- [Roy Glenn](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-glenn)
- [John Beal](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-beal)
- [Albert Dekker](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-dekker)
- [Margaret Leighton](https://cinepixo.com/people/margaret-leighton)
- [Yul Brynner](https://cinepixo.com/people/yul-brynner)
- [Françoise Rosay](https://cinepixo.com/people/francoise-rosay)
- [Ethel Waters](https://cinepixo.com/people/ethel-waters)
- [Jean Carson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-carson)
- [William Challee](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-challee)
- [Jack Warden](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-warden)
- [Esther Dale](https://cinepixo.com/people/esther-dale)
- [Joanne Woodward](https://cinepixo.com/people/joanne-woodward)
- [Stuart Whitman](https://cinepixo.com/people/stuart-whitman)

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