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The title is taken from The Hamlet, as Book Three is called "The Long Summer". Some characters, as well as tone, were inspired by Tennessee Williams' 1955 play, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, a film adaptation of which – also starring Newman – was released 5 months later. [3]
The long, hot summer of 1967 was the blistering height of an urban revolt that had begun in 1964 and which would forever change America’s understanding of what was often called “the race problem.”
- Malcolm McLaughlin
- 2014
But, it was in the 1960s when “long, hot summer” emerged as an evocative way to refer explicitly to the southern Civil Rights movement, where the heat of the sun combined with the heat of social conflict.
The title is taken from The Hamlet, as Book Three is called "The Long Summer". Some characters, as well as tone, were inspired by Tennessee Williams' 1955 play, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, a film adaptation of which – also starring Paul Newman – was released five months later.
The Long, Hot Summer: Directed by Martin Ritt. With Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa, Orson Welles. Accused barn burner and conman Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly ingratiates himself with its richest family, the Varners.
The Long, Hot Summer (1958) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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May 8, 2021 · It was during one of those hot summer visits that we awoke to a thick coating of reddish-brown sand all over the car and smearing the windows of the house. It had come from the Sahara.
