Summer and Smoke (1961)

"In the heat of summer the smoke of desire"Movie

Audience Score

70

Summer and Smoke

NR 1 hr 58 minNov 16th, 1961Romance, Drama

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

StarringLaurence HarveyGeraldine PageRita Moreno

DirectorPeter Glenville

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Cast & Crew

Laurence Harvey

as John Buchanan Jr.

as Alma Winemiller

as Rosa Zacharias

as Mrs. Winemiller

as Dr. Buchanan

as Papa Zacharias

Michael D. Moore

Assistant Director

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Charles Grenzbach

Sound Recordist

Director of Photography

Tennessee Williams

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James Poe

Screenplay

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:November 16th, 1961

On DVD & Blu-ray:October 26th, 2010 - Buy DVD

Original Language:English

Production Companies:Paramount Hal Wallis Productions

Movie Tags:1910s

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