Hud (1963)
- Starring:
- Paul Newman, Melvyn Douglas, (more)
- Director(s):
- Martin Ritt
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Hud
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, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 111 mins
Complete Cast of Hud
- Paul Newman - Hud Bannon
- Patricia Neal - Alma Brown
- John Ashley - Hermy
- Graham Denton - Jesse
- Sheldon Allman - Thompson
- Peter Brooks - George
- Yvette Vickers - Lily Peters
- David Kent - Donald
- Don Kennedy - Charlie Tucker
- John Michael Quijada - Cowboy
- Carl Low - Kirby
- Sharyn Hillyer - Myra
- Melvyn Douglas - Homer Bannon
- Brandon de Wilde - Lon Bannon
- Whit Bissell - Burris
- Val Avery - Jose
- Pitt Herbert - Larker
- Curt Conway - Truman Peters
- George Petrie - Joe Scanton
- Frank Killmond - Dumb Billy
- Carl Saxe - Proprietor
- Robert Hinkle - Announcer
- John Indrisano - Cowboy
- Montie Montana - Cowboy
- Director(s):
- Martin Ritt
- Writer(s):
- Irving Ravetch, Harriet Frank, Jr.
- Producer(s):
- Martin Ritt, Irving Ravetch
- 1963 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Foreign Actress
- 1963 - National Board of Review - Best Actress
- 1963 - National Board of Review - Best Supporting Actor
- 1963 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Actress
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