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Hud
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NR,1hr 52min
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January 1, 1963
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Paramount
Synopsis: 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 ... Full Synopsis
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Hud is a "modern" Western, with few admirable characters and a decidedly unsympathetic anti-hero, played with licentious and unscrupulous arrogance by Paul Newman. Hud's lack of a discernible moral system makes him far more unlikeable than his judgmental but ethical father, Homer (Melvyn Douglas). The unconventionally attractive Patricia Neal delivers a subtle and sensual Oscar-winning performance ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Hud Bannon
Homer Bannon
Alma Brown
Lon Bannon
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Paul Newman, Sept. 26, age 83: Film fans -- and just about everyone else -- were in deep mourning...
Paul Newman in "Hud" (1963) (Everett Collection)
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