An accused barn burner and conman Ben Quick (Paul Newman) arrives in the small Mississippi town of Frenchman’s Bend, before quickly integrating himself with its richest family, the Varners, headed by Will Varner (Orson Welles), who owns just about everything worth owning in the town. Seeing potential in Ben’s ambition and ruthlessness, Will begins to consider him as a suitable match for his daughter, hoping to inject fresh blood into his family. What unfolds is a slow-burning character study of family, power and pride in the deep American south setting. A memorable release stemming back almost seventy years.