The Sound and the Fury (1959 film)
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| Directed by | Martin Ritt |
| Written by | Harriet Frank Jr. Irving Ravetch |
| Based on | The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner |
| Produced by | Jerry Wald |
| Starring | Yul Brynner Joanne Woodward Margaret Leighton Stuart Whitman Ethel Waters Jack Warden Françoise Rosay |
| Cinematography | Charles G. Clarke |
| Edited by | Stuart Gilmore |
| Music by | Alex North |
| Distributed by | 20th Century-Fox |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,710,000 |
| Box office | $1.7 million (est. US/Canada rentals) |
The Sound and the Fury is a 1959 American drama film directed by Martin Ritt. It is loosely based on the 1929 novel of the same title by William Faulkner.