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Film / 1959
The Sound and the Fury
Directed by
Martin Ritt
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Yul BrynnerJason Compson
Joanne WoodwardQuentin Compson / Narrator
Margaret LeightonCaddy Compson
Stuart WhitmanCharlie Busch
Ethel WatersDilsey
Jack WardenBen Compson
Albert DekkerEarl Snopes
John BealHoward Compson
Françoise RosayCaroline Compson
Steven PerryLuster
Bill GunnT.P.
Roy GlennJob
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Jean CarsonMary Ellen (uncredited)
William ChalleeRoustabout (uncredited)
Esther DaleMrs. Maud Mansfield
Walt DavisTownsman (uncredited)
Gary DiamondBoy (uncredited)
Minta DurfeeTownswoman (uncredited)
Sam GilmanBus Driver (uncredited)
Buddy Joe HookerBoy (uncredited)
Eugene JacksonTownsman (uncredited)
Emerson TreacySelby (uncredited)
Michael JeffersTownsman (uncredited)
Thaddeus JonesReverend Shegog (uncredited)
Jay Loft-LynnTownsman (uncredited)
Adrienne MardenEffie Mansfield (uncredited)
Jeffrey SayreTownsman (uncredited)
Eddie SmithTownsman (uncredited)
William StevensRoustabout (uncredited)
Sid TroyTownsman (uncredited)
Robert B. WilliamsCarnival Manager (uncredited)
Sally YarnellTownswoman (uncredited)
Don AmesTownsman (uncredited)
Barry SeltzerExtra (uncredited)
George StandeferBoy (uncredited)
Donald WardCarnival Hawker (uncredited)
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