1963
Approved
Paramount Pictures
1 h 52 m

1963
Approved
Paramount Pictures
1 h 52 m

Summary Honest and hard-working Texas rancher Homer Bannon has a conflict with his unscrupulous, selfish, arrogant and egotistical son Hud, who sank into alcoholism after accidentally killing his brother in a car crash.

Directed By: Martin Ritt

Written By: Irving Ravetch, Harriet Frank Jr., Larry McMurtry

1963
Approved
Paramount Pictures
1 h 52 m

1963
Approved
Paramount Pictures
1 h 52 m

Hud

Name: Hud
Genre: Drama, Western
Released: 1963-05-29
Duration: 1 min 52 s
Rating: 62
Cast: Paul Newman, Melvyn Douglas, Patricia Neal, Brandon De Wilde, Whit Bissell

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 8 User Ratings

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Directed By: Martin Ritt

Written By: Irving Ravetch, Harriet Frank Jr., Larry McMurtry

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Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews

63% Positive
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Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews

63% Positive
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100

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Newman is at his very best, and the cinematography is backing him up every step of the way. Must-see material.

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Time

The film is on the level, and the four principal actors—Newman, Neal, Douglas, and de Wilde—are so good that they might well form the nucleus of a cinematic repertory company. The point of the picture is as dry and nihilistic as a Panhandle dust storm.

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TV Guide Magazine

Newman's performance is unquestionably the best thing about this brutal portrait of humanity.

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The New York Times

Ugly, powerful drama. [28 May 1963]

By Bosley Crowther FULL REVIEW

Variety

Hud is a near miss. Where it falls short of the mark is in its failure to filter its meaning and theme lucidly through its characters and story.

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Chicago Reader

Paul Newman in his first ascendancy, as the favorite antihero of the Kennedy era. Martin Ritt directed, putting a little too much dust in the dust bowl for my taste.

By Dave Kehr FULL REVIEW

Slant Magazine

Remarkably dull Hud more or less plays out as a home-on-the-range knock-off of Nicholas Ray’s brilliant Rebel Without a Cause.

By Ed Gonzalez FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 8 User Ratings

7.4

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Generally Favorable Based on 8 User Ratings

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88% Positive
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13% Mixed
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Production Company Salem-Dover Productions

Release Date May 29, 1963

Duration 1 h 52 m

Rating Approved

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Tagline Newman means action!

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Awards

Academy Awards, USA

• 3 Wins & 7 Nominations

Golden Globes, USA

• 5 Nominations

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

• 2 Wins & 5 Nominations

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Paul Newman

Hud Bannon

Melvyn Douglas

Homer Bannon

Patricia Neal

Alma Brown

Brandon De Wilde

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

Carl Low

Mr. Kirby

Robert Hinkle

Rodeo Announcer Frank

Don Kennedy

Charlie Tucker

Sharyn Hillyer

Myra

Yvette Vickers

Lily Peters

Warren Anderson

Proprietor Sweeping Glass

Wag Blesing

Show Spectator

Peter Brooks

George

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