The Sound and the Fury

The Sound and the Fury

1959
1h 50min

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 Sound and the Fury

Storyline

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.
    Released
    27 March 1959
    Runtime
    1h 50min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    20th Century Fox, Jerry Wald Productions
Cast
Yul Brynner
Yul Brynner
Jason Compson
Joanne Woodward
Joanne Woodward
Quentin Compson / Narrator
Margaret Leighton
Margaret Leighton
Caddy Compson
Stuart Whitman
Stuart Whitman
Charlie Busch
Ethel Waters
Ethel Waters
Dilsey
Jack Warden
Jack Warden
Ben Compson
Albert Dekker
Albert Dekker
Earl Snopes
John Beal
John Beal
Howard Compson
Françoise Rosay
Françoise Rosay
Caroline Compson
Steven Perry
Steven Perry
Luster
Bill Gunn
Bill Gunn
T.P.
Roy Glenn
Roy Glenn
Job
Jean Carson
Jean Carson
Mary Ellen (uncredited)
William Challee
William Challee
Roustabout (uncredited)
Esther Dale
Esther Dale
Mrs. Maud Mansfield
Walt Davis
Townsman (uncredited)
Gary Diamond
Boy (uncredited)
Minta Durfee
Minta Durfee
Townswoman (uncredited)
Sam Gilman
Sam Gilman
Bus Driver (uncredited)
Buddy Joe Hooker
Buddy Joe Hooker
Boy (uncredited)
Eugene Jackson
Eugene Jackson
Townsman (uncredited)
Emerson Treacy
Emerson Treacy
Selby (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
Michael Jeffers
Townsman (uncredited)
Thaddeus Jones
Reverend Shegog (uncredited)
Jay Loft-Lynn
Townsman (uncredited)
Adrienne Marden
Adrienne Marden
Effie Mansfield (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Jeffrey Sayre
Townsman (uncredited)
Eddie Smith
Eddie Smith
Townsman (uncredited)
William Stevens
Roustabout (uncredited)
Sid Troy
Townsman (uncredited)
Robert B. Williams
Robert B. Williams
Carnival Manager (uncredited)
Sally Yarnell
Townswoman (uncredited)
Don Ames
Townsman (uncredited)
Barry Seltzer
Extra (uncredited)
George Standefer
Boy (uncredited)
Emerson Treacy
Emerson Treacy
Selby - Pawnshop Owner (uncredited)
Donald Ward
Carnival Hawker (uncredited)
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