The Sound and the Fury

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.

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  Martin Ritt

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  Yul Brynner
  Jason Compson
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  Joanne Woodward
  Quentin Compson / Narrator
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  Margaret Leighton
  Caddy Compson
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  Stuart Whitman
  Charlie Busch
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  Ethel Waters
  Dilsey
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  Jack Warden
  Ben Compson
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  Albert Dekker
  Earl Snopes
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  John Beal
  Howard Compson
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  Françoise Rosay
  Caroline Compson
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  Steven Perry
  Luster
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  Bill Gunn
  T.P.
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  Roy Glenn
  Job
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  Jean Carson
  Mary Ellen (uncredited)
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  William Challee
  Roustabout (uncredited)
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  Esther Dale
  Mrs. Maud Mansfield
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  Walt Davis
  Townsman (uncredited)
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  Gary Diamond
  Boy (uncredited)
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  Minta Durfee
  Townswoman (uncredited)
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  Sam Gilman
  Bus Driver (uncredited)
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  Buddy Joe Hooker
  Boy (uncredited)