Overview
Release Date:
29 May 1963 (USA)
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Tagline:
The man with the barbed wire soul!
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Plot:
Hud Bannon is a ruthless young man who tarnishes everything and everyone he touches. Hud represents the perfect embodiment of alienated youth...
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Awards:
Won 3 Oscars.
Another 11 wins
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14 nominations
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User Comments:
A brilliantly evocative character study set against an arid Texas backdrop.
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| Bob Bain | .... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
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Additional Details
Runtime:
112 min
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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Fun Stuff
Trivia:
The novel "Exodus" is briefly but clearly visible on the paperback rack in the pharmacy scene.
Paul Newman had starred in the film of the novel (
Exodus (1960)) three years earlier.
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Goofs:
Continuity: After Hud hits the guy at the bar, he takes a swig from his bottle-in-bag, which is on the bar, but which he had left at the table.
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Soundtrack:
The Great Titanic (It Was Sad When That Great Ship Went Down)
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Paul Newman gave easily his greatest performance as Hud Bannen, the hard-fighting, hard-drinking, womanising ne'er-do-well, who casts a malign shadow over the lives of his family and their housekeeper on a Texas ranch. It is a strong all-round cast however, and Melvyn Douglas and Patricia Neal both won Academy Awards for their performances. The sparse and grainy cinematography by James Wong Howe (another Oscar winner) brilliantly captures the harsh, arid Texas landscape. Adapted from Larry McMurtry's novel Horseman Pass By, this is one of the finest examples of American Cinema in the 1960's, not least in its depiction of father-son conflict, and the way one in which one man can profoundly influence, for the worse, the lives of those around him. Newman worked as a ranch-hand in Texas to prepare for the role, which helped him obtain his authentic Texan credentials, most notably his accent, and his cocky strut and manner. A timeless classic, which can be viewed again and again.