Hud

"The man with the barbed-wire soul."

May 29 1963 Approved 1h 52m
Drama, Western

Hud Bannon is a ruthless young man who tarnishes everything and everyone he touches. Hud represents the perfect embodiment of alienated youth, out for kicks with no regard for the consequences. There is bitter conflict between the callous Hud and his stern and highly principled father, Homer. Hud's nephew Lon admires Hud's cheating ways, though he soon becomes too aware of Hud's reckless amorality to bear him anymore. In the world of the takers and the taken, Hud is a winner. He's a cheat, but, he explains, "I always say the law was meant to be interpreted in a lenient manner."

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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, out for kicks with no regard for the consequences. There is bitter conflict between the callous Hud and his stern and highly principled father, Homer. Hud's nephew Lon admires Hud's cheating ways, though he soon becomes aware of Hud's reckless amorality to bear him anymore. In the world of the takers and the taken, Hud is a winner. He's a cheat, but, he explains "I always say the law was meant to be interpreted in a lenient manner."

Written by

Irving Ravetch, Harriet Frank Jr., Larry McMurtry

Directed by

Martin Ritt

Cast

Paul Newman, Melvyn Douglas, Patricia Neal

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Paramount

Languages

English

Awards

Won 3 Oscars. 17 wins & 17 nominations total

Trailers
Hud - Trailer
HUD - Trailer - Movies! TV Network
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# of Votes
24,828
Average Rating
7.8 out of 10
Metascore
62
Popularity
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