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Spring Night Summer Night (1967)

Jessica, the eldest daughter of a coal miner-turned-farmer, has a fling with her half-brother Carl, which complicates things more when she becomes pregnant.

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Joseph L. Anderson (as J.L. Anderson)

Writers:

Joseph L. Anderson (as J.L. Anderson), Franklin Miller | 1 more credit »
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Cast overview, first billed only:
Larue Hall Larue Hall ... Jessica
Ted Heimerdinger Ted Heimerdinger ... Carl (as Ted Heim)
Marjorie Johnson Marjorie Johnson ... Mother (as Marj Johnson)
John Crawford ... Father
Betty Ann Parady Betty Ann Parady ... Donna
Tracy Smith Tracy Smith ... Jessica's Sister
David Ayres David Ayres ... Gas Station Owner
Mary Cass Mary Cass ... Rose
Ron Parady Ron Parady ... Tom (as Ronald B. Parady)
Bob Jones Bob Jones ... Jacob
Jon Webb Jon Webb ... Frank
Miles Gibbons Miles Gibbons ... George
Art Stifel Art Stifel ... Howard
Isabel Stott Isabel Stott ... Grandma
Michael Marcum Michael Marcum ... Mike
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Jessica, the eldest daughter of a coal miner-turned-farmer, has a fling with her half-brother Carl, which complicates things more when she becomes pregnant.

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The film is apart of Nicolas Winding Refn's restoration project called byNWR. See more »

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Featured in Twisted Sex Vol. 18 (1998) See more »

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Something of a lost classic
28 September 2018 | by MOscarbradleySee all my reviews

Joseph L. Anderson's "Spring Night, Summer Night" is another sixties exploitation movie to be rediscovered and restored by Nicolas Winding Refn but this one really is something of a lost classic. Anderson filmed it almost entirely with non-professionals and shot it on location in Canaan, Ohio. It's a study of a close-knit Redneck family and of what happens when the oldest son gets his half-sister pregnant and it reeks of authenticity, helped considerably by the stunning black and white cinematgraphy of Brian Blauser, David Prince and Art Stifel.

There isn't a great deal in the way of plot and the performances have a ropey, if real-life, feel to them but it's clearly the work of someone who knew his movies and whose influences were as much European as American but who went on to make only one other film before disappearing. Unmissable if you can track it down.


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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 May 1967 (Italy) See more »

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Jessica See more »

Filming Locations:

Ohio, USA See more »

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Triskele See more »
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Mono

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1.66 : 1
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