Drama ·Romance · United States of America · 1961 · 1h 58m

Summer and Smoke

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Director
Peter Glenville
Cast
Laurence Harvey as John Buchanan Jr. Geraldine Page as Alma Winemiller Rita Moreno as Rosa Zacharias Una Merkel as Mrs. Winemiller John McIntire as Dr. Buchanan Thomas Gomez as Papa Zacharias
Crew
Charles Lang — Director of Photography Warren Low — Editor Elmer Bernstein — Original Music Composer Meade Roberts — Screenplay James Poe — Screenplay Hal B. Wallis — Producer
Tagline

In the heat of summer... the smoke of desire...

Synopsis

In a small Mississippi town in 1916, an eccentric spinster battles her romantic yearnings for the randy boy next door.

Mood & Themes
small townmississippi riverbased on play or musicalcock fightingcockfightspinsterphilanderer1910s
Key Collaborators
Peter Glenville Director Charles Lang Director of Photography Warren Low Editor Elmer Bernstein Original Music Composer Meade Roberts Screenplay James Poe Screenplay Hal B. Wallis Producer Edith Head Costume Design
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