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The Sound and the Fury (1959)

The Sound and the Fury (1959)

Drama

William Faulkner's blistering story of love that breaks the unwritten commandment !

Release Date: 1959, March 27
Directors: Martin Ritt
Countries: United States of America
Production: 20th Century Fox, Jerry Wald Productions
Cast: Yul Brynner, Jack Warden, Buddy Joe Hooker, Emerson Treacy, Robert B. Williams, Eugene Jackson, Eddie Smith, Minta Durfee, Michael Jeffers, Jeffrey Sayre, Joanne Woodward, John Beal

Overview:

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.