Hud (1963)
Hud (1963)
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Paul Newman
Hud Bannon
Melvyn Douglas
Homer Bannon
Patricia Neal
Alma Brown
Brandon De Wilde
Lon 'Lonnie' Bannon
Whit Bissell
Mr. Burris
Crahan Denton
Jesse
John Ashley
Hermy
Val Avery
Jose
George Petrie
Joe Scanlon
Curt Conway
Truman Peters
Sheldon Allman
Mr. Thompson
Pitt Herbert
Mr. Larker
Robert Hinkle
Rodeo Announcer Frank
Sharyn Hillyer
Myra
Yvette Vickers
Lily Peters
Don Kennedy
Charlie Tucker
Carl Low
Mr. Kirby
Wag Blesing
Show Spectator
Peter Brooks
George
Larry McMurtry
Novel
Harriet Frank Jr.
Writer
Martin Ritt
Director / Producer
Irving Ravetch
Writer / Producer
James Wong Howe
Director of Photography
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 28, 1963
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 52m
Content RatingNR
Budget$2,500,000
Box Office$10,000,000
Filming LocationsTexas, United States
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Hud is a 1963 American Western film starring Paul Newman, Melvyn Douglas, Brandon deWilde, and Patricia Neal. Directed by Martin Ritt, it was produced by Ritt and Newman's recently founded company, Salem Productions, and was their first film for Paramount Pictures. Hud was filmed on location on the Texas Panhandle, including Claude, Texas. 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 centers on the ongoing conflict between principled patriarch Homer Bannon and his unscrupulous and arrogant son, Hud, during an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease putting the family's cattle ranch at risk. Lonnie, 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.