The long, hot summer
(DVD)

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Contributors
Ritt, Martin, 1914-1990
Wald, Jerry, 1911-1962
Ravetch, Irving
Frank, Harriet, Jr.
Newman, Paul, 1925-2008.
Published
Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2003.
Edition
Widescreen version presented in a letterbox format.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
On Shelf
Adult DVDs (1st floor Audio/Video)
DVD LON
1 available

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Published
Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2003.
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen version presented in a letterbox format.
Language
English
UPC
024543075530

Notes

General Note
Based on the novel by William Faulkner.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1958.
General Note
Container incorrectly states that a Spanish language soundtrack is unavailable and leaves out the availability of French subtitles.
General Note
Special features include: AMC Backstory documentary "Long, hot summer"; Movie Tone newsreel: "The long hot summer in world premiere, a Louisiana triumph"; theatrical trailer for this film and other Paul Newman films.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Joseph La Shelle ; editor, Louis R. Loeffler ; music, Alex North.
Participants/Performers
Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa, Orson Welles, Lee Remick, Angela Lansbury.
Description
Ben Quick, an industrious con artist who's known throughout the country as a barn burner, gets run out of a Mississippi town. He meets up with Clara Varner, whose father is pressuring her to get married and provide him with grandchildren. It isn't long before he decides Ben and Clara should marry, and when she resists, it sets up a dramatically escalating clash of wills.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD.
Language
English (stereo), Spanish (mono), and French (mono) language soundtracks with optional English and Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned in English.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Ritt, M., Wald, J., Ravetch, I., Frank, H., Jr., Newman, P., Woodward, J., Franciosa, A., Welles, O., Remick, L., Lansbury, A., & Faulkner, W. (2003). The long, hot summer (Widescreen version presented in a letterbox format.). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Martin Ritt et al.. 2003. The Long, Hot Summer. Beverly Hills, Calif.: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Martin Ritt et al.. The Long, Hot Summer Beverly Hills, Calif.: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2003.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Ritt, M., Wald, J., Ravetch, I., Frank, H., Jr., Newman, P., Woodward, J. and Franciosa, A. et al (2003). The long, hot summer. Widescreen version presented in a letterbox format. Beverly Hills, Calif.: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Ritt, Martin, et al. The Long, Hot Summer Widescreen version presented in a letterbox format., Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2003.

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