The Sound and the Fury (1959 film)
This article is about the 1959 film. For the 2000 documentary, see Sound and Fury (film). For other uses, see Sound and fury (disambiguation).
| The Sound and the Fury | |
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| Directed by | Martin Ritt |
| Written by |
Harriet Frank, Jr. Irving Ravetch |
| Based on |
The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner |
| Starring |
Yul Brynner Joanne Woodward Stuart Whitman Jack Warden |
| Music by | Alex North |
| Cinematography | Charles G. Clarke |
| Edited by | Stuart Gilmore |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release dates |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,710,000[1] |
| Box office | $1.7 million (est. US/ Canada rentals)[2] |
The Sound and the Fury is a 1959 American film directed by Martin Ritt. It is an adaptation of the novel with the same name.
Cast
- Yul Brynner as Jason Compson
- Joanne Woodward as Quentin Compson
- Margaret Leighton as Caddy Compson
- Jack Warden as Benjy Compson
- Stuart Whitman as Charlie Busch
- Ethel Waters as Dilsey
- Françoise Rosay as Mrs Caroline Compson
- John Beal as Howard Compson
- Albert Dekker as Earl Snopes
- Stephen Perry as Luster
- Roy Glenn as Job
Reception
Bosley Crowther of the New York Times wrote that the film "lacks texture" and is "sentiment-dappled and synthetic".[3]
References
- ↑ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p252
- ↑ "1959: Probable Domestic Take", Variety, 6 January 1960 p 34
- ↑ Crowther, Bosley (28 March 1959). "The Sound and the Fury (1959)". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
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