Hud (1963)

Directed by

Martin Ritt

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 359 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A stubborn cattle rancher and his selfish son clash over how to handle a disease outbreak that threatens their herd. Their nephew is caught between them and must decide which man to emulate.

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What happens

Hud is a 1963 American contemporary Western film directed and produced by Martin Ritt, and starring Paul Newman, Melvyn Douglas, Brandon deWilde, and Patricia Neal. It was produced by Ritt and Newman's recently founded company, Salem Productions, and was their first film for Paramount Pictures. Its screenplay was by Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank Jr. and was based on Larry McMurtry's 1961 novel, Horseman, Pass By. The film's title character, Hud Bannon, was a minor character in the original screenplay, but was reworked as the lead role. With its main character an antihero, Hud was later described as a revisionist Western. The film was shot on location on the Texas Panhandle, including Claude, Texas. Its story centers on the ongoing conflict between principled patriarch Homer Bannon (Douglas) and his unscrupulous and arrogant son, Hud (Newman), during an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease which puts the family's cattle ranch at risk. Lonnie (deWilde), Homer's grandson and Hud's nephew, is caught in the conflict and forced to choose which character to follow. Hud premiered at the Venice International Film Festival, and was a critical and commercial success at its general release. It was nominated for seven Academy Awards, winning three; Patricia Neal won Best Actress, Melvyn Douglas won Best Supporting Actor, and James Wong Howe the Academy Award for Best Black and White Cinematography. Howe's use of contrast to create space and his selection of black-and-white was acclaimed by critics. In later reviews, the film received additional praise. In 2018, the film was included in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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