Hud Bannon (Paul Newman) is ambitious and self-centered, the opposite of his deeply principled rancher father Homer (Melvyn Douglas). Also living on the Bannon ranch is Hud's teenage nephew, Lonnie (Brandon deWilde), who looks up to both men but is most impressed by Hud. Lonnie and Hud are attracted to the Bannons' housekeeper, Alma (Patricia Neal). Although she is attracted to Hud, Alma keeps her distance because she has been mistreated in the past by men like him...
Directed by Martin Ritt
Produced by Irving Ravetch
Martin Ritt
Screenplay by Irving Ravetch
Harriet Frank, Jr.
Based on Horseman, Pass By
by Larry McMurtry
Starring Paul Newman
Melvyn Douglas
Patricia Neal
Brandon deWilde
Music by Elmer Bernstein
Cinematography James Wong Howe
Edited by Frank Bracht