Year			1963
Genre			Western
Rating			PG
Length			1:52
Director			Martin Ritt
Writer			Larry McMurtry Irving Ravetch
Company			Paramount Pictures
Starring			Paul Newman Melvyn Douglas Patricia Neal Brandon De Wilde Whit Bissell Crahan Denton Show more... Paul Newman Melvyn Douglas Patricia Neal Brandon De Wilde Whit Bissell Crahan Denton John Ashley Val Avery George Petrie Curt Conway Sheldon Allman Pitt Herbert Carl Low Robert Hinkle Don Kennedy

Hud Bannon is constantly at odds with his kind father Homer (Melvyn Douglas), who blames him for the death of his brother. Hud further strains their relationship when he begins taking his nephew out drinking and chasing women. But when it appears that Homer's herd of cattle may have contracted hoof-and-mouth disease, he asks his son's help and advice. Predictably, Homer and Hud disagree about what should be done with the cattle, so Hud tries to gain ownership of the ranch--which could mean taking away his father's sole possession and livelihood.