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Hud

Name: Hud
Director: Martin Ritt
Genre: Western, Drama
Released: 1963
Duration: 1 h 47 min
Cast: Paul Newman, Patricia Neal, Melvyn Douglas, Brandon de Wilde, John Ashley

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Western
Drama

1963
Martin Ritt
107 mins
12

Summary

Contemporary western starring Paul Newman and Patricia Neal. Hud is the moody, selfish son of Texas cattleman Homer Bannon. The two are in constant conflict, the father unwilling to compromise his rugged integrity in any way, the son the terror of the countryside with his drinking and womanising. When their cattle are diagnosed as suffering from foot and mouth disease, the conflict between father and son comes to a head.

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A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Adrian Turner

In this powerhouse drama, Paul Newman gives his finest-ever screen performance as the heedless, sexually aggressive rancher's son whose strained relationship with his idealistic father (Melvyn Douglas) comes to a head when disease infects their cattle. Echoing his role in Shane, Brandon de Wilde, as Newman's nephew, looks on with a mixture of horror and envy as his uncle trashes towns and relationships. Martin Ritt's film was nominated for seven Oscars, winning three - best supporting actor for Douglas, best actress for Patricia Neal (as the housekeeper) and best black and white cinematography for James Wong Howe. Despite his charismatic portrayal, Newman lost out to Sidney Poitier in Lilies of the Field.

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7.8/10

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