Summer Heat - Kochende Leidenschaft (1987)
North Carolina in den 30er-Jahren: Roxanne und Aaron bewirtschaften eine kleine Tabakplantage auf dem Land. Gemeinsam mit Tochter Baby führen sie ein ruhiges Leben, bestimmt von Saat und Ernte. Das ändert sich als Herumtreiber Jack Ruffin auf der Farm anheuert. Er verführt Roxy zu einer leidenschaftlichen Affäre. Doch als sie sich nicht von Aaron trennen möchte, kommt es zur Katastrophe - und nichts ist mehr wie es einmal war.
Der Regisseur: Michie Gleason
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Lori Singer as Roxy Walston |
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Anthony Edwards as Aaron Walston |
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Bruce Abbott as Jack Ruffin |
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Kathy Bates as Ruth |
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Clu Gulager as Will Stanton |
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Jessie Kent as Baby |
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Noble Willingham as Strother |
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Nesbitt Blaisdell as Bass |
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Matt Almond as Neb |
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Jane Cecil as Georgeanna |
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Miriam Byrd-Nethery as Aunt Patty |
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Jessica Leigh Mann as Callie |
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Michael Mattick as Raider |
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Dorothy McGuire as Narrator |
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Conrad McLaren as Mr. Tatie |
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Julia Beals Williams as Old Mama |
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Charmaine Mancil as Gyp |
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Chris Bass-Randolph as Estelle |
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Robert Alberta as Tarboro Sheriff |
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Pat Miller as Tarboro Deputy |
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Charlie Baxter as Georgie Sheriff |
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Lynne Anchors Hurder as Cabin Owner |
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Laurens Moore as Dr. Best |
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Richard Emery as D.A. |
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Mert Hatfield as Mr. Martin |
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Joe Inscoe as Mr. Hodges |
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Phil Uhler as Mr. Riley |
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E. Pat Hall as Bailiff |
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Duke Ernsberger as Reporter No. 1 |
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Robin Dale Robertson as Reporter No. 2 |
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Tony Marando as Reporter No. 3 |
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Rachel M. Joyner as Court Clerk |
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Charles Gleason as Judge |
| Directing | Michie Gleason | Director |
| Editing | Mary Bauer | Editor |
| Art | Marcia Hinds | Production Design |
| Production | William Tennant | Producer |
| Production | Michael Rosenblatt | Executive Producer |
| Production | Thomas Coleman | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tony Marando | Costume Design |
| Production | Junie Lowry-Johnson | Casting |
| Production | Patricia A. Stallone | Line Producer |
| Production | John Strong | Supervising Producer |
| Directing | Elliot Lewis Rosenblatt | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Clancy T. Troutman | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Nils C. Jensen | Sound Editor |
| Production | Gregory Goodman | Unit Manager |
| Art | Lars Petersen | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Peyton Reed | Art Department Assistant |
| Sound | Tom Gerard | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Directing | Larry Litton | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Patricia A. Stallone | Production Manager |
| Art | David E. Harshbarger | Property Master |
| Sound | Chris Ksanznak | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christa Reusch | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Michie Gleason | Writer |
| Writing | Louise Shivers | Novel |
| Camera | Elliot Davis | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Richard Stone | Original Music Composer |