The Sound and the Fury

Name: The Sound and the Fury
Director: Martin Ritt
Genre: Drama
Released: 1959-03-27
Duration: 1 h 50 min
Rating: 6.833
Cast: Yul Brynner, Joanne Woodward, Margaret Leighton, Stuart Whitman, Ethel Waters

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

1959

1h 50m

Drama

Director: Martin Ritt

Writers: Irving Ravetch, Harriet Frank Jr.

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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.