The Long, Hot Summer

The Long, Hot Summer1958

Genre: Drama
The Long, Hot Summer is a 1958 film directed by Martin Ritt. The screenplay was written by Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank Jr., based in part on three works by William Faulkner: the 1931 novella "Spotted Horses", the 1939 short story "Barn Burning… more »



Will Varner:
Thousands of acres out there. Millions of seeds put down in the ground, and every year the seeds come up again. Life goes on. Where's my crop, huh? What follows me? What happens when I'm dead?

Clara:
You'll probably have the biggest funeral in the state of Mississippi.

Will Varner:
That don't scare me none, just so long as there are plenty of Varners to mourn me.

Clara:
Jody and I'll be there.

Will Varner:
You and Jody and Jody's kids and yours and their kids, my descendants, sister, a line, a long line with my face stamped on 'em, my blood flowing in their veins.

Clara:
All of that from the two of us?

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