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