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Paul Newman,
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Melvyn Douglas,
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Martin Ritt,
Martin Ritt
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: Not Rated
: Paramount
: Drama
: 111 min.
: English, French
: English
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Having been burned by compromises to censors on his earlier films Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Sweet Bird of Youth, Paul Newman decided to star in as uncompromising a property as he could find. That property was Hud, inspired by a portion of Larry McMurtry's novel, Horseman Pass By. Hud Bannon (Newman) is a young Texas rancher who lives with his cattleman father Homer (Melvyn Douglas) and his hero-worshipping nephew Lon (Brandon DeWilde). Hud is an amoral, cold-hearted creature; his father, who holds Hud responsible for the death of his other son, tries to imbue Lon with a sense of decency and responsibility to others, but Lon is devoted to Hud and isn't inclined to listen. When hoof and mouth disease shows up in one of the elder Bannon's cows, Hud is all for selling the herd before the government inspectors find out. But Homer orders the cattle destroyed (the film's most harrowing sequence), driving an even deeper wedge between himself and Hud. Finally, Hud steps over the line by attempting to rape Alma (Patricia Neal), the earthy but warm-hearted housekeeper. Paul Newman was so repellantly brilliant as an unregenerate heel that his Oscar nomination for Hud was a foregone conclusion. Although Newman lost the Oscar to Sidney Poitier in Lilies of the Field, Oscars did go to Neal for Best Actress, Douglas for Best Supporting Actor, and cinematographer James Wong Howe. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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| My "desert island movie"
by noz4a2
September 2, 2004 - 11:18 PM PDT
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2 out of 2 members found this review helpful
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| I love this movie for so many reasons. The cinematography by James Wong Howe is stunning, stark and brilliant. Paul Newman's performance is transcendent. Patricia Neal, well deserved Oscar as well as Melyvn Douglas. The father/son relationship is amazing, the witholding, the unspoken pain is thick with tension. The B&W cinematography adds to the stark, bleak atmosphere of the picture. It is hard to describe this film...just see it. You will not be disappointed. |
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