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Hud (1963): Melvyn Douglas
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HUD won Oscars for Best Actress (Neal), Supporting Actor (Douglas), and Cinematography (James Wong Howe). It was ... nominated for Best Director, Actor (Newman), Adapted Screenplay (Irving Ravetch, Harriet Frank, Jr., based on the novel Horseman, Pass By by Larry McMurtry), and Art Direction (Hal Pereira, Tambi Larsen, Sam Comer, Robert Benton).
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Tensions mount between Hud and his father as their herd of cattle is diagnosed with hoof-and-mouth disease. Forced with the task of killing off the infected cattle, both Ritt and Douglas opt for understatement in a scene where one would expect a sweeping music swell and torrent of blood. Instead, as the corralled animals are systematically executed, the scene plays out with an understated symbolic melancholy that is representative of the rest of the film.
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Like other epics, and HUD deals with epic themes, there are great battles. Hud Bannon battles with his father, Homer Bannon (Melvyn Douglas) for the heart and mind of his nephew Lonnie (Brandon de Wilde.) Hud and Lonnie battle over their "half-wild" maid Alma (Patricia Neal.)
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