Summer and Smoke (1961)

  • NR
  • 11/16/1961 (US)
  • Drama, Romance
  • 1h 58m

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

Overview

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

Peter Glenville

Director

James Poe

Screenplay

Meade Roberts

Screenplay

Cast

Laurence Harvey's headshot

Laurence Harvey

John Buchanan Jr.
Geraldine Page's headshot

Geraldine Page

Alma Winemiller
Rita Moreno's headshot

Rita Moreno

Rosa Zacharias
Una Merkel's headshot

Una Merkel

Mrs. Winemiller
John McIntire's headshot

John McIntire

Dr. Buchanan
Thomas Gomez's headshot

Thomas Gomez

Papa Zacharias
Pamela Tiffin's headshot

Pamela Tiffin

Nellie Ewell
Malcolm Atterbury's headshot

Malcolm Atterbury

Rev. Winemiller

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