The once-prominent Compson family of Jefferson, Miss., has been reduced to near-penury by generations of alcoholism and sin. Levelheaded Jason struggles to keep the family together, but his teenage stepsister, Quentin, chafes against his strictures. When Quentin's estranged mother reappears in town, and carnival worker Charles attempts to seduce the virginal teen, the family may finally be headed for complete collapse.
Acting
Joanne Woodward plays two roles with zero restraint, bless her
Cinematography
Gorgeously moody shadows that scream 'we had a budget'
Director
Martin Ritt
Yul Brynner
Jason Compson
Joanne Woodward
Quentin Compson / Narrator
Margaret Leighton
Caddy Compson
Stuart Whitman
Charlie Busch
Ethel Waters
Dilsey
Jack Warden
Ben Compson
Albert Dekker
Earl Snopes
John Beal
Howard Compson
Françoise Rosay
Caroline Compson
Steven Perry
Luster
Bill Gunn
T.P.
Roy Glenn
Job
Jean Carson
Mary Ellen (uncredited)
William Challee
Roustabout (uncredited)
Esther Dale
Mrs. Maud Mansfield
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