The Sound and the Fury

1959 NR 1h 50m 6.2

Drama focusing on a family of Southern aristocrats who are trying to deal with the dissolution of their clan and the loss of its reputation, faith, fortunes, and respect.

Loosely-based on the William Faulkner novel, this movie follows the lives and passions of the Compsons, a once-proud Southern family now just barely scraping by--both financially and emotionally. Howard passes the time in a bottle; his brother Benjy is a child in a man's body; sister Caddy has come crawling home after years of being kept by a string of "admirers." Only Jason, the cruel, cold-hearted adopted head of the family; and Quentin, who was abandoned by Caddy at birth, have the fire and the fury needed to put the family back on its feet again.

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Info about The Sound and the Fury

Studio(s): 20th Century Fox, Jerry Wald Productions

Originally Released: Mar 27, 1959

Production Country: United States

Budget: $1,710,000.00

Genres: Drama