long hot summer long hot summer film directed screenplay written based works spotted horses short story barn burning novel hamlet title taken hamlet book called long summer characters tone inspired play cat hot tin roof film adaptation starring released months release long hot summer plot follows conflicts family ambitious newman arrives small mississippi town family patriarch owner town doubts abilities son sees ben better choice inherit position tries push ben daughter marriage initially reluctant court ben senses ben threatens position filmed clinton louisiana film cast composed actors studio students met assistant teacher leading role loaned 20th century fox production marked conflicts drew media attention music score composed title song long hot summer written north performed film received critics score significant results box office critical success career 1950s earned national fame won best actor award cannes film festival plot trial suspected barn burning solid evidence found peace judge town ben ride young women sister law father owner town ben goes plantation away son agrees let vacant farm returns stay hospital begins ben younger version comes admire ambition qualities lacks disappointed man year old daughter seeing years southern blue blood mama boy schemes push daughter ben try bring fresh blood family openly hostile crude magnetic determined offers ben wealth marry ben interested eventually comes long time mistress dissatisfied arrangement wants marry strongly idea increasingly alarmed frustrated sees position family undermined ben ben manages sell wild horses offers position clerk general store alongside later invites live family mansion final straw finds ben pulls gun threatens kill ben talks way telling buried civil war era treasure supposedly found property gave payment seal bargain ben head property start digging men find bag coins thinking finally free father domination buys land ben late night finds son digging examining coins notices shattered ben aggressively pursues finally asks intentions like hears following day crushed frustrated finds father barn bolts entrance sets barn fire releases incident leads reconciliation men assume ben culprit start persuades defiant ben drive away car later claims responsibility accidentally starting fire dropping cigar smell fire brings bad memories ben confesses father real barn tells age warn farmer father set fire ben father got away ben saw grateful saved life tells leaving town makes clear fallen love stays life good live forever cast newman met director student teacher assistant newman contract loaned 20th century fox fee contract earned week shot travelled clinton louisiana start filming study mannerisms accent speech southern men order create proper characterization character inspired play cat hot tin roof presence film marked multiple conflicts director agreed role tax debt stated years later hated making long hot summer seldom unhappy picture director met cast members listed students later admitted shooting intimidated set icon status supporting roles played william bill walker production notes producer hired worker director shoot adaptation novels based recommendation script writer convinced studio executives pay rights novels sound fury hamlet produced hamlet renamed long hot summer avoid confusion william_shakespeare play hamlet wrote script adding fragments short stories barn burning spotted horses new script book main character rest family removed plot minor character reconciliation family important screenplay frank implemented signature style names characters details plot significantly modifying details story final product heavily influenced play cat hot tin roof resulting charged story film shot clinton louisiana color budget southern gothic story decided shoot location capture characteristics area emphasizing regional details met leading actor teaching rest main cast consisted actors studio alumni including film attracted attention appearance patriarch family 20th century fox wanted avoid casting temperament studio persuaded considered right actor role director actor marked differences shooting movie included problems interpretation lines costume design position shooting scenes point production informed want lines requesting instead dubbed cast intimidated attitude conflicts attracted media attention immediately filming completed interview life explained cause behavior know kind stars receive stated overcame differences completed film later wrote letter praising work interference making movie replied admiration despite mutual interview recalled incident set film shot stopped bad weather day suitable shooting found ready scene instead reading newspaper spanish decided skip scene shoot attributed later cooperation incident found earned nickname hollywood community soundtrack composed film score jazz style long hot summer song written north title track film composed form characterized tense jazz figures lyrics song written instrumental variations melody film progression relationship ben recorded released reaching number june orchestra conducted billboard described soundtrack model music use dramatic film review billboard favored album stating makes good listening cinematic context financial success soundtrack propelled smooth vocal treatment publication praised north musical understanding deep south particularly praised song describing pure gem sex wax release reception movie opened good reviews score significant profit box office grossing billboard commended acting rate robust particular praise praised direction reporter highlighted film similarities play cat hot tin roof described cast impressive remarked actors characters review called great gusty described participation movie poker bluff time described newman performance mean keen edge publication praised acting delivered fire grace seen movie queen acting scarcely improvement performance previous role variety praised successful merging stories inspired film review praised film musical score cosmopolitan called movie melodrama legacy film career decade alleged associations communists performance brought national fame best actor award cannes film festival production newman married star film remade television series airing featuring remade television featuring rendition received emmy nominations outstanding art direction miniseries special
The Long, Hot Summer