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The Sound and the Fury

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Calorie Rating: 155
Released: 1959-03-27
MPAA Rating: NR
Running Time: 110 Minutes
Studios: 20th Century Fox, Jerry Wald Productions,


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.

Director / Directors

Martin Ritt
Director
Eli Dunn
Assistant Director


Cast

Yul Brynner
Character: Jason Compson
Joanne Woodward
Character: Quentin Compson / Narrator
Margaret Leighton
Character: Caddy Compson

Stuart Whitman
Character: Charlie Busch
Ethel Waters
Character: Dilsey
Jack Warden
Character: Ben Compson

Albert Dekker
Character: Earl Snopes
John Beal
Character: Howard Compson
Françoise Rosay
Character: Caroline Compson

Steven Perry
Character: Luster
Bill Gunn
Character: T.P.
Roy Glenn
Character: Job

Jean Carson
Character: Mary Ellen (uncredited)
William Challee
Character: Roustabout (uncredited)
Esther Dale
Character: Mrs. Maud Mansfield

Walt Davis
Character: Townsman (uncredited)
Gary Diamond
Character: Boy (uncredited)
Minta Durfee
Character: Townswoman (uncredited)

Sam Gilman
Character: Bus Driver (uncredited)
Buddy Joe Hooker
Character: Boy (uncredited)
Eugene Jackson
Character: Townsman (uncredited)

Emerson Treacy
Character: Selby (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
Character: Townsman (uncredited)
Thaddeus Jones
Character: Reverend Shegog (uncredited)

Jay Loft-Lynn
Character: Townsman (uncredited)
Adrienne Marden
Character: Effie Mansfield (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Character: Townsman (uncredited)

Eddie Smith
Character: Townsman (uncredited)
William Stevens
Character: Roustabout (uncredited)
Sid Troy
Character: Townsman (uncredited)

Robert B. Williams
Character: Carnival Manager (uncredited)
Sally Yarnell
Character: Townswoman (uncredited)
Don Ames
Character: Townsman (uncredited)

Barry Seltzer
Character: Extra (uncredited)
George Standefer
Character: Boy (uncredited)
Emerson Treacy
Character: Selby - Pawnshop Owner (uncredited)

Donald Ward
Character: Carnival Hawker (uncredited)


Production and Crew

Irving Ravetch
Screenplay

Jerry Wald
Producer
Charles G. Clarke
Director of Photography

Alex North
Original Music Composer
Maurice Ransford
Art Direction
Lyle R. Wheeler
Art Direction

Paul S. Fox
Set Decoration
Walter M. Scott
Set Decoration
Adele Palmer
Costume Designer

Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
Helen Turpin
Hairstylist

Thomas Tuttle
Makeup Artist