Italian distributors Medusa Home Entertainment have revealed that they are preparing a Blu-ray release of director Martin Ritt's
The Long, Hot Summer (1958), starring Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Orson Welles, Lee Remick, and Anthony Franciosa. In 1958, the film won Best Actor Award (Paul Newman) at the Cannes Film Festival.
The preliminary release date set by the distributors is April 18th.
Directed by Martin Ritt,
The Long, Hot Summer is based on three William Faulkner stories, and marks the first on-screen teaming of Newman and Woodward.
Note: In the U.S.,
The Long, Hot Summer is currently available only on DVD, courtesy of 20th Century Fox Entertainment.