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The man with the barbed-wire soul.
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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Paul NewmanHud Bannon
Melvyn DouglasHomer Bannon
Patricia NealAlma Brown
Brandon De WildeLon 'Lonnie' Bannon
Whit BissellMr. Burris
Crahan DentonJesse
John AshleyHermy
Val AveryJose
George PetrieJoe Scanlon
Curt ConwayTruman Peters
Sheldon AllmanMr. Thompson
Sharyn HillyerMyraWon · 3Best Supporting Actor, Best Actress, Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Nominated · 4Best Actor, Best Art Direction, Black and White, Best Director, Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Award data from Wikidata.
| Platform | Score | Points |
|---|---|---|
| IMDb26K votes | 7.8 | 8 pts |
| Rotten Tomatoes | 86% | 9 pts |
| Metacritic | 62 | 7 pts |
| Letterboxd | not available | skipped |
Scores from IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic. Updated weekly.
26K votes across 3 platformsHud (1963) has a Lantern Score of 7.9, from IMDb 7.8, Rotten Tomatoes 86%, Metacritic 62. Watch it free with ads in the US on Kanopy, Hoopla.