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Feature film — 1961

Summer and Smoke (1961)

6.61h 58mDrama — Romance

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

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A high-signal pick with 29 votes.

Paramount Pictures / Hal Wallis Productions

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Director: Peter Glenville

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Cast & crew

Laurence Harvey as John Buchanan Jr.

Laurence Harvey

John Buchanan Jr.

Geraldine Page as Alma Winemiller

Geraldine Page

Alma Winemiller

Rita Moreno as Rosa Zacharias

Rita Moreno

Rosa Zacharias

Una Merkel as Mrs. Winemiller

Una Merkel

Mrs. Winemiller

John McIntire as Dr. Buchanan

John McIntire

Dr. Buchanan

Thomas Gomez as Papa Zacharias

Thomas Gomez

Papa Zacharias

Pamela Tiffin as Nellie Ewell

Pamela Tiffin

Nellie Ewell

Malcolm Atterbury as Rev. Winemiller

Malcolm Atterbury

Rev. Winemiller

Lee Patrick as Mrs. Ewell

Lee Patrick

Mrs. Ewell

Max Showalter as Roger Doremus

Max Showalter

Roger Doremus

Earl Holliman as Archie Kramer

Earl Holliman

Archie Kramer

Rico Alaniz as Knife Thrower (uncredited)

Rico Alaniz

Knife Thrower (uncredited)

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