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The Long Hot Summer

One woman's secret and another woman's love are all that can save him from a town's fury. Tonight, it's too hot to sleep!

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When drifter Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town, Will Varner, a family patriarch, sees Ben as a better choice to inherit the family business than his only son, Jody. Will therefore tries to push Ben and his daughter Clara into marriage. Clara is initially reluctant to court Ben, and Jody senses that Ben threatens his position.

  • Release date
  • October 6, 1985
  • Runtime
  • 200 min
  • TMDB score
  • 5.5
1 seasons Drama Creator: William Faulkner

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Cast

Don Johnson photo Don Johnson Ben Quick Jason Robards photo Jason Robards Will Varner Judith Ivey photo Judith Ivey Noel Varner Cybill Shepherd photo Cybill Shepherd Eula Varner Ava Gardner photo Ava Gardner Minnie Littlejohn William Russ photo William Russ Jody Varner Wings Hauser photo Wings Hauser Wilson Mahood Stephen Davies photo Stephen Davies Alan Stewart

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