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The Long Hot Summer

  • TV Mini Series
  • 1985
  • 3h 20m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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Don Johnson, Ava Gardner, Jason Robards, Cybill Shepherd, Wings Hauser, Judith Ivey, and William Russ in The Long Hot Summer (1985)
A loner arrives in a small town only to be condemned for the sins of his father.
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A loner arrives in a small town only to be condemned for the sins of his father.A loner arrives in a small town only to be condemned for the sins of his father.A loner arrives in a small town only to be condemned for the sins of his father.

  • Stars
    • Don Johnson
    • Jason Robards
    • Judith Ivey
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    • IMDb RATING
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    992
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    • Stars
      • Don Johnson
      • Jason Robards
      • Judith Ivey
    • 28User reviews
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 3 nominations total

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    Don Johnson
    Don Johnson
    • Ben Quick
    Jason Robards
    Jason Robards
    • Will Varner
    Judith Ivey
    Judith Ivey
    • Noel Varner
    Cybill Shepherd
    Cybill Shepherd
    • Eula Varner
    Ava Gardner
    Ava Gardner
    • Minnie Littlejohn
    William Russ
    William Russ
    • Jody Varner
    Wings Hauser
    Wings Hauser
    • Wilson Mahood
    Alexandra Johnson
    • Agnes Stewart
    Stephen Davies
    Stephen Davies
    • Alan Stewart
    Charlotte Stanton
    • Mrs. Stewart
    Albert Hall
    Albert Hall
    • Armistead Howlett
    William Forsythe
    William Forsythe
    • Isaac
    James Gammon
    James Gammon
    • Billy Quick
    Rance Howard
    Rance Howard
    • Wilk
    Bill Thurman
    Bill Thurman
    • Houstin
    Robert Wentz
    • Ratliff
    Irma P. Hall
    Irma P. Hall
    • Cecilia Howlett
    Joe Berryman
    Joe Berryman
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    • Trivia
      According to Cybill Shepherd, she had a sexual encounter with co-star Don Johnson during the filming of The Long Hot Summer (1985).
    • Alternate versions
      The original miniseries was 300 minutes, or 5 hours. The version shown on Amazon Prime as a Freevee film is 143 minutes, or 2 hours 23 minutes.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      One More Roll of the Dice
      Music and Lyrics by Steve Moos
      Orchestration by Charles Bernstein

    User reviews28

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    Brilliant.

    I had always claimed, that Don Johnson was not for me. He was not even a good actor. So I was persuaded to watch this film, and I was so facinated. I could not get it out of my head after I saw it. It was brilliant, and Don Johnson played really well. The story was also good. I even wrote to our local TV station, to get them to show it again, but in vain. Please let it come out on DVD so I can buy it.
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    • Mar 9, 2002
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    • Release date
      • October 6, 1985 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Flammender Sommer
    • Filming locations
      • The Myrtles Plantation - 7747 US Highway 61, St. Francisville, Louisiana, USA
    • Production companies
      • Leonard Hill Films
      • Long Hot Productions
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    • Runtime
      3 hours 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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