The Sound and the Fury

1h 50m

Drama

6.6

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), Selby - Pawnshop Owner (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)

Donald Ward

Carnival Hawker (uncredited)