The Long Hot Summer

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:TV_series
gptkb:novel
gptkb:play
gptkb:film
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Paul_Leonard_Newman
gptkb:Virgil_Tibbs
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:film
The Hamlet by William Faulkner
gptkbp:adapted_into gptkb:television_series
gptkb:film
gptkbp:aired_on 1960s
gptkbp:artist gptkb:Ben_Nye
gptkbp:author gptkb:William_Faulkner
gptkbp:awards gptkb:CEO
Primetime Emmy Award nominations
Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress
Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor
BAFTA nomination for Best Film
gptkbp:based_on gptkb:The_Hamlet
The Long, Hot Summer (play)
The Long Hot Summer (play)
The Town by William Inge
gptkbp:box_office $2.5 million
$2 million
gptkbp:character gptkb:Jody_Varner
gptkb:Maggie_Pollitt
gptkb:Ben_Quick
gptkb:Jodie_Pollitt
gptkb:Martha_Pollitt
gptkb:Will_Pollitt
gptkb:Dr._John
gptkb:Judge_Pollitt
gptkb:Ellen_Mac_Kenzie
gptkb:family
gptkb:Jody_Pollitt
Jody
Miss Lucy
Evelyn Pollitt
Martha Varner
Will Varner
Mr. Varner
Mrs. Varner
Evelyn Varner
Minnie Varner
Adam Varner
Mr. Pollitt
gptkbp:character_appearance gptkb:Marlene_Stewart
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:James_Wong_Howe
gptkbp:color gptkb:Technicolor
black and white
gptkbp:conflict personal vs societal expectations
individual desires vs family loyalty
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:created_by gptkb:William_Faulkner
gptkbp:critical_reception mixed reviews
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired later adaptations
influenced film noir
influenced television dramas
influenced later films about the South
depicted Southern life
influenced later films about Southern life
gptkbp:cultural_references Referenced in various TV shows and films.
gptkbp:cultural_significance depicts Southern life
gptkbp:design gptkb:Richard_Sylbert
gptkbp:director gptkb:Martin_Ritt
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:20th_Century_Fox
gptkbp:edited_by Marjorie Fowler
gptkbp:film_festival gptkb:film_festival
gptkb:New_York_Film_Festival
gptkbp:film_score gptkb:musical_composition
orchestral
gptkbp:film_series gptkb:CEO
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:California
gptkb:Mississippi
gptkbp:first_aired gptkb:1965
gptkbp:first_performance gptkb:The_Actors_Studio
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:CEO
gptkbp:follows the Pollitt family
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Southern_Gothic
gptkb:High_School
romance
gptkbp:home_media_release gptkb:DJ
gptkb:film
DVD release in 2004
DVD release in 2005
Blu-ray release in 2011
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Long Hot Summer
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:American_theater
gptkb:playwright
gptkb:literary_work
American literature
Southern literature
film adaptations of literature
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:architect
gptkb:church
gptkb:William_Faulkner
gptkb:Tennessee_Williams
gptkb:American_theater
Southern Gothic films
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:architect
William Faulkner's works
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:last_aired gptkb:1966
gptkbp:legacy considered a classic of American cinema
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Ben_Quick
Evelyn Pollitt
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:Elmer_Bernstein
gptkb:Alex_North
gptkbp:narrative_style stream of consciousness
gptkbp:narrative_theme gptkb:class
gptkb:military_conflict
romance
family dynamics
gptkbp:notable_appearance the final confrontation
the family dinner scene
the confrontation between Ben and Will
the romantic scenes between Ben and Evelyn
gptkbp:notable_character gptkb:Alan_Varner
Will Varner
Evelyn Varner
Jodie Varner
Maggie Varner
gptkbp:notable_guest_stars gptkb:Burgess_Meredith
gptkb:Robert_Duvall
gptkb:Richard_Thomas
gptkb:Mildred_Dunnock
gptkb:John_Mc_Giver
gptkbp:notable_production gptkb:musical
regional theater productions
gptkbp:notable_quote “ The past is never dead. It's not even past.”
" You can't go home again."
“ The only thing worth writing about is the human heart in conflict with itself.”
“ You can't be a writer without being a reader.”
gptkbp:number_of_episodes gptkb:26
gptkbp:number_of_seasons gptkb:musical
gptkbp:official_language English
gptkbp:original_network gptkb:ABC
gptkbp:performed_by gptkb:theatre
gptkbp:plot A drifter arrives in a small town and disrupts the lives of its residents.
gptkbp:plot_summary A drifter arrives in a small town and disrupts the lives of its residents.
gptkbp:premiere gptkb:film_festival
gptkbp:premiered_on gptkb:1958
gptkbp:premise family dynamics and conflicts
gptkbp:produced_by gptkb:20th_Century_Fox_Television
gptkbp:production_company gptkb:20th_Century_Fox
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:1954
gptkb:Dramatists_Play_Service
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:A_Streetcar_Named_Desire
gptkb:The_Town
gptkb:The_Hamlet
gptkb:Cat_on_a_Hot_Tin_Roof
The Mansion
The Long Hot Summer (film)
gptkbp:release_date gptkb:1958
April 1958
gptkbp:release_format theatrical
theatrical release
gptkbp:release_region gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:1958
gptkb:1985
gptkbp:remake gptkb:CEO
The Long Hot Summer (TV series)
gptkbp:runtime 100 minutes
115 minutes
gptkbp:screenings gptkb:CEO
35mm film
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:William_Inge
gptkbp:set_in gptkb:Mississippi
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Mississippi
gptkb:Yoknapatawpha_County
1950s America
gptkbp:soundtrack gptkb:CEO
released as an album
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Orson_Welles
gptkb:Lee_Remick
gptkb:Paul_Leonard_Newman
gptkb:Orson_Bean
gptkb:Angela_Lansbury
gptkb:Joanne_Woodward
gptkbp:symbolism heat
the river
the South
gptkbp:theme gptkb:class
gptkb:military_conflict
class struggle
family dynamics
desire
romantic tension
sexual tension
gptkbp:themes social issues
family conflict
gptkbp:written_by gptkb:William_Inge